عَزميmy resolve الوَفاءُloyalty لِمَنto whoever وَفىhas been loyal
عَزمي الوَفاءُ لِمَن وَفى
وَالغَدرُand treachery لَيسَis not بِهِin it خَفاconcealment
وَالغَدرُ لَيسَ بِهِ خَفا
My resolve is loyalty to whoever has been loyal.
My resolve is loyalty to one who is loyal
And treachery is no hidden thing.
And betrayal is not hidden within it
صِلنيkeep ties with me أَصِلكَI will keep ties with you فَإِنbut if تَخُنyou betray
صِلني أَصِلكَ فَإِن تَخُن
فَعَلىthen upon مَوَدَّتِكَyour affection العَفاdust
فَعَلى مَوَدَّتِكَ العَفا
Keep ties with me, and I will keep ties with you; but if you betray,
Bring us together and if you are unfaithful
Then may dust settle upon your affection.
Then upon your affection is forgiveness