أقولI say لهto him عندat الوداعparting وأدمعيand my tears
أقول له عند الوداع وأدمعي
تصدقنيbear me out فيماin what بهwith it أتلفظI utter
تصدقني فيما به أتلفظ
I say to him at parting, while my tears
I say to him at the farewell and my tears
bear me out in what I utter:
Believe me in what I pronounce
لكمfor you فيin صميمthe very core القلبthe heart مناfrom us مودةaffection
لكم في صميم القلب منا مودة
تصانis safeguarded علىthroughout مرّthe passage الزمانtime وتحفظand is preserved
تصان على مرّ الزمان وتحفظ
For you, in the heart's very core, lies our affection,
For you in the heart of hearts there is from us affection
safeguarded through the passage of time and preserved.
Preserved over the course of time and kept