تردَّدْناwe visited repeatedly الىto الدارِthe house
تردَّدْنا الى الدارِ
وماand not فُزْناwe succeeded بأوطارِin fulfilling desires
وما فُزْنا بأوطارِ
We kept returning to the house,
We returned to the house
and did not attain our desires.
But did not find a place to rest
فإنso if عُدْناwe return فلاthen may there not كانَbe
فإن عُدْنا فلا كانَ
لناfor us مثوًىan abode سوىother than النارِthe fire
لنا مثوًى سوى النارِ
So if we return, may there be no
If we return, there will be
abode for us but the fire.
No refuge for us except hellfire
علىnevertheless أنّاthat we عذرْناكَwe excused you
على أنّا عذرْناكَ
علىfor ذاكَthat بأعذارِwith excuses
على ذاكَ بأعذارِ
Yet we have excused you
Though we apologize to you
for that, with excuses:
With these excuses
لأنتindeed you البدرُthe full moon لاnot تنفكّyou cease
لأنت البدرُ لا تنفكّ
فيthroughout طولِthe length of المدىthe span of time ساريtraveling by night
في طولِ المدى ساري
Indeed, you are the full moon, never ceasing
For you are the full moon that does not cease
to journey by night throughout time.
To rise forever