تُعلِّلُناbeguiles us أُمامةُUmamah بالأَمانيwith hopes
تُعلِّلُنا أُمامةُ بالأَماني
ولجَّand persisted stubbornly بناupon us البِعادُseparation منَfrom التَّدانيdrawing near
ولجَّ بنا البِعادُ منَ التَّداني
Umamah beguiles us with hopes,
Ummamah blames us for dreaming,
And separation stubbornly keeps us from drawing near.
And distance has kept us from getting close.
إذاwhenever ماemphatic particle قلتُI said أينَwhere الوَصلُunion قالتْshe said
إذا ما قلتُ أينَ الوَصلُ قالتْ
طَلبتَyou sought العِزَّhonor فيin دارِthe abode of الهَوانِhumiliation
طَلبتَ العِزَّ في دارِ الهَوانِ
Whenever I say, 'Where is union?' she replies,
When I ask, where is our connection? She says:
'You sought honor in the abode of humiliation.'
You sought glory in the land of disgrace.