خُلِقناwe were created لأَمرٍfor a purpose لَوif عَلِمناwe knew حَقيقةًthe truth
خُلِقنا لأَمرٍ لَو عَلِمنا حَقيقةً
لهof it ماnot أَحبَّwould love المرءُa person لَيلىLayla وَلاnor لُبنىLubna
له ما أَحبَّ المرءُ لَيلى وَلا لُبنى
We were created for a purpose; if we knew the truth
of it, no man would love Layla or Lubna.
وَلكنand yet جَهِلناwe did not know فاستراحَتso found rest نُفُوسُناour souls
وَلكن جَهِلنا فاستراحَت نُفُوسُنا
وماand not تلكَthat إِلاexcept راحةٌa respite تَعقبُis followed by الحُزناsorrow
وما تلكَ إِلا راحةٌ تَعقبُ الحُزنا
But we did not know, so our souls found rest;
yet that is only a respite followed by sorrow.