مرّتpassed سنينٌyears .. وماand not أمّلتَyou gave hope to مُنتظَرَكْthe one you await
مرّت سنينٌ .. وما أمّلتَ مُنتظَرَكْ
ولاnor تركتَyou left لهfor him .. كيso that يهتديhe might find his way .. أثرَكyour trace
ولا تركتَ له .. كي يهتدي .. أثرَك
Years have passed, and you have given the one you await no hope.
Years have passed.. and you never awaited
Nor have you left him your trace to help him find his way.
Nor left a trace.. to guide.. your way
مرتْpassed سنينٌyears ولاand no أشواقَlongings ترسلُهاyou send them
مرتْ سنينٌ ولا أشواقَ ترسلُها
لآسرٍto a captor كانwas يومًاonce فيamong الورىhumankind قمرَكyour moon
لآسرٍ كان يومًا في الورى قمرَك
Years have passed, and you send no longing
Years have passed with no longing I send
to a captor who once was your moon among humankind.
To a captive who was once in life your moon
وأينand where أنتَyou ؟ نسيتَyou forgot العهدthe vow ؟ أمor كتبتْhas written
وأين أنتَ ؟ نسيتَ العهد ؟ أم كتبتْ
يدُhand المشيئةdivine will فيon رِقّparchment النّوىseparation .. قدرَكyour fate
يدُ المشيئة في رِقّ النّوى .. قدرَك
And where are you? Have you forgotten the vow, or has
And where are you? Did you forget the promise? Or
the hand of divine will written your fate on the parchment of separation?
Did the hand of destiny in the folds of fate.. write your fortune
وكيفand how أنتَyou ؟ أناI روحيmy soul مبعثرةٌscattered
وكيف أنتَ ؟ أنا روحي مبعثرةٌ
بينamong الخلائقِcreated beings تقفوfollows طيفَphantom منwhoever ذكَركmentioned you
بين الخلائقِ تقفو طيفَ من ذكَرك
And how are you? As for me, my soul is scattered
And how are you? My soul is scattered
among created beings, following the phantom of whoever mentioned you.
Among people following the ghost that recalls you
فياso, O أصيلَgenuine الهوىlove .. إنif كنتَyou are تقرأنيyou read me
فيا أصيلَ الهوى .. إن كنتَ تقرأني
أرسلْsend معwith الشوقِlonging فيin هذاthis المساevening خبَركyour news
أرسلْ مع الشوقِ في هذا المسا خبَرك
So, O you whose love is true, if you are reading me,
Oh, origin of passion.. If you read me
send word of yourself with longing this evening.
Send with yearning in this evening your news