لماwhen تحققتَyou became certain of ودِّيmy love
لما تحققتَ ودِّي
أَعْقَبْتَyou followed وَصْلاًunion بِصَدِّwith rejection
أَعْقَبْتَ وَصْلاً بِصَدِّ
When you became certain of my love,
When you fulfilled my affection
you followed union with rejection.
You followed it with estrangement
ياO أَصْفَقَmost brazen النَّاسِpeople وجهاًin countenance
يا أَصْفَقَ النَّاسِ وجهاً
ياO ناقِضاًbreaker of كلَّevery عَهْدِpledge
يا ناقِضاً كلَّ عَهْدِ
O most brazen-faced of people,
O two-faced person
O breaker of every pledge,
O violator of every promise
لاdo not تَنْسَforget لَيْلَةَthe night كُنَّاwe were
لا تَنْسَ لَيْلَةَ كُنَّا
فيin الضَّمِّthe embrace رُوحاًa soul لِفَرْدِfor a single being
في الضَّمِّ رُوحاً لِفَرْدِ
do not forget the night we were
Do not forget the night when we were
in our embrace, one soul in a single being,
Two spirits embraced as one
وماand no عَلَيناover us رَقيبٌwatcher
وما عَلَينا رَقيبٌ
يُديلُreplaces قُرْباًnearness بِبُعْدِwith distance
يُديلُ قُرْباً بِبُعْدِ
and there was no watcher over us
With no watchman observing us
to replace nearness with distance,
Except stars that illuminated
إِلاexcept نُجومٌstars أَنارَتْshone
إِلا نُجومٌ أَنارَتْ
كالدُّرِّlike pearls فيin لازَوَرْدِlapis lazuli
كالدُّرِّ في لازَوَرْدِ
save stars that shone
Like pearls on azure cloth
like pearls in lapis lazuli.
Partial English translation: 9 of 10 Arabic lines translated.