سَلاask, you two منthe one who سَلاhas forgotten love كيفhow كاwas (first part of the split word)
سَلا من سَلا كيف كا
نَwas (final part of the split word) طعمُthe taste of الهوىlove أوَّلاat first
نَ طعمُ الهوى أوَّلا
Ask, you two, one who has forgotten love how
Peace unto peace, how it once was
love tasted at first,
The taste of passion at first
وكَيفand how بَكىhe wept وَاشتكىand complained
وكَيف بَكى وَاشتكى
إلىto اللَهِGod فيماin what خَلاhad passed
إلى اللَهِ فيما خَلا
and how he wept and complained
And how it wept and complained
to God in days gone by,
To God in time's passage
وَهلand whether كانَhe was جلداًsteadfast علىin
وَهل كانَ جلداً على
مقاساةِenduring جهدِthe hardship of البلاaffliction
مقاساةِ جهدِ البلا
and whether he was steadfast in
And was it resilient upon
enduring the hardship of affliction.
The suffering of tribulation
فإنso if شِئتماyou two wish فاعذراthen excuse, you two
فإن شِئتما فاعذرا
وإنand if شِئتماyou two wish فاعذلاthen reproach, you two
وإن شِئتما فاعذلا
So, if you two wish, excuse me;
So if you wish, make excuses
and if you two wish, reproach me.
And if you wish, make reproaches