أياO منyou who نأىwent far away عنيfrom me وخلفنيand left me behind كماjust as
أيا من نأى عني وخلفني كما
أرادhe wished علىon فرشbeds الضنىwasting sickness والعناand suffering لقىcast aside
أراد على فرش الضنى والعنا لقى
O you who went far from me and left me, just as
O you who turned away from me and left me
you wished, cast aside on beds of wasting sickness and suffering.
As he wished, on the carpets of intimacy and fellowship, met
إذاif كنتyou were بالتوديعwith farewell فيin ساعةthe hour of النوىparting
إذا كنت بالتوديع في ساعة النوى
بخلتyou were stingy فقلthen tell ليme كيفhow تسمحyou are generous باللقاwith a meeting
بخلت فقل لي كيف تسمح باللقا
If, with farewell at the hour of parting, you were
If you were stingy in the hour of parting
so stingy, tell me: how can you be generous with a meeting?
Say to me, how do you allow for the meeting