أقمنا ساعة ثم إرتحلنا

أقمنا ساعة ثم إرتحلنا

وما يغنى المشوق وقوف ساعه

وما يغنى المشوق وقوف ساعه

We stayed an hour, then departed.

We stayed an hour, then we departed

We lingered for an hour, then we journeyed on,

And an hour's stay is of no use to one who longs.

And an hour's pause brings no solace to one yearning

Yet what can halting for an hour avail the longing lover?

كأن الشمل لم يكن ذا اجتماع

كأن الشمل لم يكن ذا اجتماع

إذا ما شتت البين إجتماعه

إذا ما شتت البين إجتماعه

As though the company had never been united,

As though we were never united

As though the gathered souls had never been united,

When separation scatters its union.

When separation has scattered our gathering

Once separation has scattered their embrace.