لَيسَis not الحَبيبُthe beloved عَلىin the state of ماwhat كُنتَyou were تَعهَدُهُyou knew him
لَيسَ الحَبيبُ عَلى ما كُنتَ تَعهَدُهُ
قَدindeed غَيَّرَhas changed الدَهرُtime ذاكَthat الحُبَّlove أَلواناcolors
قَد غَيَّرَ الدَهرُ ذاكَ الحُبَّ أَلوانا
The beloved is not as you once knew him.
The beloved is not as you knew him
Time has changed that love into different hues.
Time has changed the colors of that love
فَلَنso will not تَزالَcease عَلَيهِfor him العَينُthe eye باكِيَةًweeping
فَلَن تَزالَ عَلَيهِ العَينُ باكِيَةً
وَلَنand will not يَعودَreturn إِلىto ماwhat كانَwas ماwhat كاناwas
وَلَن يَعودَ إِلى ما كانَ ما كانا
So the eye will never cease weeping for him.
So the eye will remain weeping over him
And what once was will never return to what it was.
And what was will never return to what it was