وَلَمّا رَأَيتُ الشَّمسَ تَأفُلُ بِالنَّوى

وَلَمّا رَأَيتُ الشَّمسَ تَأفُلُ بِالنَّوى

دَعوتُ فَلَم أُمنَح إِجابة يوشعِ

دَعوتُ فَلَم أُمنَح إِجابة يوشعِ

And when I saw the sun set at our parting,

When I saw the sun setting behind the bluffs

I prayed, but was not granted the answer Joshua received.

I called out but was granted no answer, Joshua

كَأَنَّ النَّوى قَد أُوجِعَت باجتماعِنا

كَأَنَّ النَّوى قَد أُوجِعَت باجتماعِنا

فَبنَّا فَنالَت بُرءَها مِن تَوَجُّعي

فَبنَّا فَنالَت بُرءَها مِن تَوَجُّعي

As though separation had been pained by our coming together,

As if the bluffs had been pained by our gathering

We parted, and so it found its cure in my suffering.

So we built and it found its cure from my ache