شمسsun الدينof the faith قدindeed أبطأتyou have delayed عناfrom us
شمس الدين قد أبطأت عنا
لأمرٍfor some reason قُلtell لَناto us ماذاwhat الجَفاءthe coldness
لأمرٍ قُل لَنا ماذا الجَفاء
Shams al-Din, you have delayed coming to us
For some reason—tell us, why this coldness?
وَقُلتَand you said اليومَtoday بعدَafter العَصرthe afternoon تأتيyou come
وَقُلتَ اليومَ بعدَ العَصر تأتي
وَبَعْدَand after العصرِthe afternoon يأتيناcomes to us الجزاءُthe recompense
وَبَعْدَ العصرِ يأتينا الجزاءُ
And you said you would come today after the afternoon,
And after the afternoon our recompense comes to us.