تَغَيّرchanged ليtoward me فيمَنamong those who تَغَيّرchanged حارِثHarith
تَغَيّر لي فيمَن تَغَيّر حارِث
وَكَمand how many منof أَخa brother قَدindeed غَيّرتهchanged him الحَوادِثthe vicissitudes
وَكَم من أَخ قَد غَيّرته الحَوادِث
Harith has changed toward me, among those who have changed.
Haarith has changed for one who changed
And many a brother has been changed by life's vicissitudes.
And how many a brother has fate made change
أحارثO Harith إِنif شورِكتُI was made to share فيكَin you فَطالَماfor so long
أحارث إِن شورِكتُ فيكَ فَطالَما
غَنيناwe lived وَماand there was no بَينِيbetween me وَبَينكand between you ثالِثa third person
غَنينا وَما بَينِي وَبَينك ثالِث
O Harith, if others share you with me, long have
Haarith, if I confided in you, for long
we lived with no third between me and you.
We sang, with none between you and me