مُقاميmy stay بينكمamong you شُكْرُgratitude
مُقامي بينكم شُكْرُ
ويَوميand my day عندَكمwith you دَهْرُan age
ويَومي عندَكم دَهْرُ
My stay among you is gratitude;
My stay with you all thanks
And my day with you is an age.
And my days with you forever
سيصلُحُwill suffice منكمfrom you العُذْرُpardon
سيصلُحُ منكم العُذْرُ
إذاif لمnot يصلُحِsuffice الشِعْرُpoetry
إذا لم يصلُحِ الشِعْرُ
Your pardon will suffice,
Apologies from you will suffice
If poetry does not.
If poetry does not suffice