تُصَلّيshe prays الضُحىat forenoon شَتّىapart وَتُمسيand she reaches evening فَنَلتَقيso we meet
تُصَلّي الضُحى شَتّى وَتُمسي فَنَلتَقي
لِعَقدِto clasping اليَدينِthe two hands الحُرَّتَينِthe two free ones عَلىupon الوُدِّaffection
لِعَقدِ اليَدينِ الحُرَّتَينِ عَلى الوُدِّ
She prays at forenoon while we are apart; by evening, we meet.
To clasp our two free hands in affection.
فَإِنso if تَكُshe is قَدalready شَطَّتhas gone far بِصَفراءَwith Ṣafrāʾ نِيَّةٌan intention
فَإِن تَكُ قَد شَطَّت بِصَفراءَ نِيَّةٌ
وَأَصبَحَand has become مَولاهاher patron مُصيخاًlistening attentively عَلىupon حِقدِa grudge
وَأَصبَحَ مَولاها مُصيخاً عَلى حِقدِ
If an intention has carried Ṣafrāʾ far away,
And her patron has grown attentive, harboring a grudge,
فَقوليso tell لَهاher مِنّيfrom me السَلامُpeace وَرَحمَةٌand mercy
فَقولي لَها مِنّي السَلامُ وَرَحمَةٌ
وَأَنand that اِسأَلِask الفَعّالَthe Doer ماwhat فَعَلَتshe did بَعديafter me
وَأَن اِسأَلِ الفَعّالَ ما فَعَلَت بَعدي
Then tell her: peace and mercy from me.
And ask the Doer what she has done since I left.
لَحىmay He rebuke اللَهُGod قَوماًa people عَيَّرونيwho reproached me بِحُبِّهاfor loving her
لَحى اللَهُ قَوماً عَيَّروني بِحُبِّها
وَقَدand already سَبَقَpreceded المِقدارُdestiny فيin القَلبِthe heart وَالخَلدِand the mind
وَقَد سَبَقَ المِقدارُ في القَلبِ وَالخَلدِ
May God rebuke those who reproached me for loving her,
For destiny had already come first in my heart and mind.
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