تذكرتI remembered عيشاًa life مرpassed حلواsweet بكمwith you فهلso is there?
تذكرت عيشاً مر حلوا بكم فهل
لأيامناfor our days تلكthose الذواهبthe bygone ones واهبُa giver
لأيامنا تلك الذواهب واهبُ
I remembered a life that passed sweetly with you—so is there
I recall a sweet life spent with you all. Do
one to restore those bygone days of ours?
Our departed days of old return to us?
وماand not انصرفتturned آمالhopes نفسيmy soul لغيركمto anyone other than you
وما انصرفت آمال نفسي لغيركم
ولاnor أناI عنfrom هذيthese الرغائبthe longings غائبُabsent
ولا أنا عن هذي الرغائب غائبُ
And the hopes of my soul have not turned to anyone but you,
My soul's hopes turned to none but you,
nor am I absent from these longings.
Nor was I ever absent from these desires.
سأصبرُI shall endure كرهاًunwillingly فيin الهوىlove غيرnot طائعٍwilling
سأصبرُ كرهاً في الهوى غير طائعٍ
لعلperhaps زمانيmy time بالحبائبwith the beloveds آئبreturning
لعل زماني بالحبائب آئب
I shall endure in love against my will, not of my own accord,
Though love allows me no peace, still will I
perhaps my time will return with those I love.
Endure, hoping fortune may yet be kind.