لاdo not تَسَلنيask me كَيفَhow حاليmy condition
لا تَسَلني كَيفَ حالي
فَلَهُfor it has شَرحٌan explanation يَطولُruns long
فَلَهُ شَرحٌ يَطولُ
Do not ask me how I am,
Do not ask me how I am
for its explanation would be long.
For it has an explanation that is long
فَعَسىso perhaps يَجمَعُناwill bring us together الدَهfirst part of 'time'
فَعَسى يَجمَعُنا الدَه
رُfinal part of 'time' وَتُصغيand you listen وَأَقولُand I speak
رُ وَتُصغي وَأَقولُ
So perhaps time will bring us together,
Perhaps fate will reunite us
and you will listen, and I will speak.
And you will listen and I will say
عادَةُthe way اللَهِof God الَّذيwho عَوَّfirst part of 'has accustomed us'
عادَةُ اللَهِ الَّذي عَوَّ
دَناfinal part of 'has accustomed us' مِنهُfrom Him الجَميلُkindness
دَنا مِنهُ الجَميلُ
Such is the way of God, who has accustomed
It is God's habit, from whom we have received goodness
us to kindness from Him:
That the duration of this distance from us will end and disappear
تَنقَضيcomes to an end مُدَّةُthe duration هَذاthis الthe
تَنقَضي مُدَّةُ هَذا ال
بُعدِseparation عَنّاfrom us وَتَزولُand passes away
بُعدِ عَنّا وَتَزولُ
There will come an end to this period of
separation, and it will pass away from us.
Partial English translation: 6 of 8 Arabic lines translated.