وشطتand grew distant نوىdestination تَنهاةَTanhāh منfrom أنto توافقاmeet
وشطت نوى تَنهاةَ من أن توافقا
فبانتso she departed فشَاقَand stirred longing in البَينُseparation منone who كانwas شائِقاyearning
فبانت فشَاقَ البَينُ من كان شائِقا
And Tanhāh’s destination lay too far away for us to meet.
The determination waned from agreeing
So she departed, and separation stirred longing in one already yearning.
So the separation of those longing became clear
فلنso will not تَعدَميyou lack منّاamong us السّراةthe noble leaders ذويpossessors of النهىsound judgment
فلن تَعدَمي منّا السّراة ذوي النهى
إذاwhen قحطتdrought strikes والمُسمحينand those generous with المغالقاthe gaming arrows
إذا قحطت والمُسمحين المغالقا
You will not lack among us noble leaders possessed of sound judgment,
You will not lack from us the night companions of restraint
when drought strikes, nor men generous with the gaming arrows.
When times are lean and rain clouds sparse