ما ذمّ يومَ الفِراقِ إلا

ما ذمّ يومَ الفِراقِ إلا

مَن غاب عن موقِفِ الفِراقِ

مَن غاب عن موقِفِ الفِراقِ

None has condemned the day of parting except

He who was absent from parting's place

One who was absent from the scene of parting.

Has not blamed the day of parting

أَوّلُه أَنّنا وقوفٌ

أَوّلُه أَنّنا وقوفٌ

لِلّثم والضمّ والعِناقِ

لِلّثم والضمّ والعِناقِ

It begins with us standing

Its beginning is that we stand

For kissing, clasping, and embracing.

For kissing, embracing and pressing together

لا نَتَّقي فيه عينَ واشٍ

لا نَتَّقي فيه عينَ واشٍ

ولا ندارِي ذوِي النفاقِ

ولا ندارِي ذوِي النفاقِ

There we do not fear a talebearer's gaze,

We do not there beware a watchful eye

Nor do we placate the hypocrites.

Nor avoid the hypocrites

إن هاجَ حَرُّ الوَداعِ شَوقي

إن هاجَ حَرُّ الوَداعِ شَوقي

فبالوداعِ اشْتَفي اشتياقي

فبالوداعِ اشْتَفي اشتياقي

If the heat of farewell stirs my longing,

If the heat of farewell excites my passion

Then through farewell my yearning finds relief.

Then by farewell my yearning is quenched

لولا الفِراقُ الذي دهانا

لولا الفِراقُ الذي دهانا

والبينُ ما أَمكنَ التّلاقي

والبينُ ما أَمكنَ التّلاقي

Were it not for the parting that befell us

If not for the separation that afflicted us

And separation, meeting would not have been possible.

And the distance that prevented union