أَحبابَناour beloved ones خِنتُمyou betrayed عُهوديmy vows وَماand not
أَحبابَنا خِنتُم عُهودي وَما
تَرَكتُمُyou left لِلصُلحِfor reconciliation مِنany مَوضِعِroom
تَرَكتُمُ لِلصُلحِ مِن مَوضِعِ
O our beloved ones, you betrayed my vows, and did not
leave any room for reconciliation.
مِنكُمfrom you سُلُوّيmy release from love كانَwas لاnot مِنfrom يَديmy hand
مِنكُم سُلُوّي كانَ لا مِن يَدي
أَطفَأتُمُyou quenched ناريmy fire بِماwith the water of أَدمُعيmy tears
أَطفَأتُمُ ناري بِما أَدمُعي
My release from love came from you, not from my own hand;
you quenched my fire with the water of my tears.
وَالآنَand now قَدindeed أَنصَفَناdealt fairly with us دَهرُناour fate
وَالآنَ قَد أَنصَفَنا دَهرُنا
مَعكُمwith you هَواكُمyour love وَفُؤاديand my heart مَعيwith me
مَعكُم هَواكُم وَفُؤادي مَعي
And now our fate has indeed dealt fairly with us:
Your love is with you, and my heart is with me.