صرفت هواك فانصرفا

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ولم ترع الذي سلفا

ولم ترع الذي سلفا

You turned your love away, and away it turned.

You turned your love away, and away it went.

You gave no heed to what had gone before.

And you did not honor what had gone before.

وبنت فلم أمت كلفاً

وبنت فلم أمت كلفاً

عليك ولم تمت أسفا

عليك ولم تمت أسفا

You left; yet I did not die of longing

You departed, yet I did not die of longing

for you, nor did you die of grief.

For you, nor did you die of grief.

كلانا واجد في النا

كلانا واجد في النا

س ممن ملّه خلفا

س ممن ملّه خلفا

Each of us will find among peo—

Each of us can find among the people

—ple a replacement for the one who has tired of him.

A replacement for whoever has grown weary of him.