فارَقْتُ بالْكَرْهِ مَنْ أَهْوى وَفارَقني

فارَقْتُ بالْكَرْهِ مَنْ أَهْوى وَفارَقني

شَتَّانَ لَكِننا في الْوُدِّ سِيَّانِ

شَتَّانَ لَكِننا في الْوُدِّ سِيَّانِ

I unwillingly parted from the one I love, and he parted from me.

I parted from the one I loved though she left me too,

Far apart are we, yet equal in love.

Yet far different we are regarding fond affection.

كأَنَّما قُدَّ طُولاً يَوْمَ فُرْقَتِنا

كأَنَّما قُدَّ طُولاً يَوْمَ فُرْقَتِنا

شَرْقاً وَغَرْباً فأَمْسى وَهْوَ يَوْمان

شَرْقاً وَغَرْباً فأَمْسى وَهْوَ يَوْمان

As though the day of our parting had been split lengthwise,

As though, since we parted, East and West elongated,

Eastward and westward, so that by evening it was two days.

Making the day we separated into two days.