مضتdeparted الشبيبةyouth والحبيبةand the beloved فالتقىand so met
مضت الشبيبة والحبيبة فالتقى
دمعانtwo tears فيin الاجفانthe eyelids يزدحمانboth crowd together
دمعان في الاجفان يزدحمان
Youth and the beloved have departed, and so there met
Youth and my love have passed, so tears meet
Two tears in the eyelids, crowding one another.
In my eyes, crowding together
ماnot أنصفتنيtreated me fairly الحادثاتmisfortunes رميننيthey afflicted me
ما أنصفتني الحادثات رمينني
بمودعينwith two to bid farewell to وليسand there are not ليfor me قلبانtwo hearts
بمودعين وليس لي قلبان
Misfortunes have not treated me fairly; they afflicted me
Fate has not been fair, it threw me
With two to bid farewell to, yet I do not have two hearts.
To those bidding farewell, while I have but one heart