تَسيءُyou do wrong عَلىon top of بُعدِthe remoteness of الدِيارِthe homes تَنائِياًestrangement
تَسيءُ عَلى بُعدِ الدِيارِ تَنائِياً
وَخُلفُكَand your promise-breaking عِندَat القَربِnearness مِنfrom غَضَبِthe anger of البُعدِdistance
وَخُلفُكَ عِندَ القَربِ مِن غَضَبِ البُعدِ
You wrong me with estrangement on top of the distance between our homes.
And your broken promises when near spring from the anger of distance.
كَثيرٌgreat سُروريmy joy فيin قَليلِa little of وَفائِهِhis faithfulness
كَثيرٌ سُروري في قَليلِ وَفائِهِ
وَعِندَand at اِبتِسامِthe smiling of البَرقِlightning قَهقَهَةُthe loud laughter of الرَعدِthunder
وَعِندَ اِبتِسامِ البَرقِ قَهقَهَةُ الرَعدِ
Great is my joy in his scant faithfulness,
And at lightning's smile comes thunder's loud laughter.