نوافيwe come مرّةone time ونغيبand we are absent أخرىanother time
نوافي مرّة ونغيب أخرى
ويوشكand it may soon happen أنthat نغبwe be absent فلاso not نوافيwe return
ويوشك أن نغب فلا نوافي
We come one time and are absent another;
We meet once and we are absent another time,
And soon we may go away, never to return.
And we are about to be absent, so we do not meet again.
وكلّand every اثنينtwo people مجتمعينunited يوماone day
وكلّ اثنين مجتمعين يوما
علىin عيشa life تحفّsurround بهaround it العوافيwell-being
على عيش تحفّ به العوافي
And any two united one day,
And every two gathered together one day,
In a life surrounded by well-being,
On a livelihood surrounded by misfortunes.
فيوشكso it may soon happen أنthat تشتّهمُscatter them اللياليthe nights
فيوشك أن تشتّهمُ الليالي
بموتby death أوor بينseparation أوor خلافdiscord
بموت أو بين أو خلاف
May soon be scattered by the nights,
So the nights are about to long for them,
By death, or separation, or discord.
With death or separation or disagreement.