تَرَحَّلتُ عَنكُم جاهِلاً سَورَةَ النَوى

تَرَحَّلتُ عَنكُم جاهِلاً سَورَةَ النَوى

مَشوقاً إِلى رَوحِ الحَياةِ وَروحِها

مَشوقاً إِلى رَوحِ الحَياةِ وَروحِها

I departed from you, unaware of separation's fury,

I left you ignorant of the chapter of determination

longing for life's solace and its soul.

Yearning for the spirit of life and its essence

فَلَو كُنتُ أَدري ما يُجَدِّدُهُ النَوى

فَلَو كُنتُ أَدري ما يُجَدِّدُهُ النَوى

لَما فَرَقَت روحي لِقاءَ مُريحِها

لَما فَرَقَت روحي لِقاءَ مُريحِها

So had I known what separation brings anew,

If only I had known what determination renews

my soul would not have feared meeting the one who gives it rest.

My soul would not have parted to meet its comfort