مودعتيyou who bid me farewell قفيpause زمناًa while يسيراًa little
مودعتي قفي زمناً يسيراً
ففيfor in التوديعِparting للعشاقِfor lovers سَبْيُcaptivity
ففي التوديعِ للعشاقِ سَبْيُ
You who bid me farewell, pause a little while;
My farewell, stay a while
for in parting, lovers are taken captive.
For in farewell, lovers languish
ألاwill you not تتعطفينَbend; show tenderness وأنتِand you are غصنٌa branch
ألا تتعطفينَ وأنتِ غصنٌ
ألاwill you not تتلفتينturn to look back وأنتِand you are ظَبْيُa gazelle
ألا تتلفتين وأنتِ ظَبْيُ
Will you not bend tenderly toward me, when you are a branch?
Won't you show mercy, being a bough
Will you not look back, when you are a gazelle?
Won't you turn, being a gazelle