ياO عاشقاًa lover كانwas معشوقاًbeloved فصارَمَهso he broke with him
يا عاشقاً كان معشوقاً فصارَمَه
معشوقُهُhis beloved وتسلَّىand got over عنهhim عاشقُهُhis lover
معشوقُهُ وتسلَّى عنه عاشقُهُ
O lover who was once beloved, but whose beloved broke with him,
While his own lover got over him and turned away.
يظلُّhe remains فرداًalone فلاso this one does not هذاthis one يلاحظُهpay him heed
يظلُّ فرداً فلا هذا يلاحظُه
بغيرwithout وصلٍunion ولاnor هذاthat one يرامقُهcast him a glance
بغير وصلٍ ولا هذا يرامقُه
He remains alone: this one pays him no heed
Without union, nor does that one cast him a glance.
خرجتَyou left منfrom بينbetween قلبيناour two hearts فماand they did not لبثاlinger
خرجتَ من بين قلبينا فما لبثا
أنbefore مالinclined هذاthis one إلىtoward هذاthat one يُلاصِقهpressing close to it
أن مال هذا إلى هذا يُلاصِقه
You stepped out from between our two hearts, and they soon
Inclined toward each other, pressing close.