مُذْ مدةٍ ما جاءنا

مُذْ مدةٍ ما جاءنا

منكم خطوطٌ أو خبرْ

منكم خطوطٌ أو خبرْ

For some time we have received

It's been a while since

no letters or news from you.

We've received any news or letters from you

أَمْ كيف لا يأْتى إلي

أَمْ كيف لا يأْتى إلي

نا عنكم خبر يَسُرّْ

نا عنكم خبر يَسُرّْ

Or how can there fail to reach

Why doesn't any happy news about you

us any joyful news of you?

Reach us?

أم عافكم عنا كما

أم عافكم عنا كما

قد عافنا عنكم كِبرْ

قد عافنا عنكم كِبرْ

Or have you been kept away from us, as

Or have you neglected us as we

pride has kept us away from you?

Have neglected you out of pride?

أَنسيتُمُ عهداً قديم

أَنسيتُمُ عهداً قديم

ا أمْ بَدَا منكمْ نظَرْ

ا أمْ بَدَا منكمْ نظَرْ

Have you forgotten an old pledge,

Have you forgotten the old covenant

or has some opinion emerged among you?

Or did a new perspective emerge from you?

أمْ غيَّر الودَّ النوى

أمْ غيَّر الودَّ النوى

أمْ رَبعٌ ودى قد دثَرْ

أمْ رَبعٌ ودى قد دثَرْ

Or has separation changed our affection,

Has friendship's intention changed

or has the dwelling of my love fallen into ruin?

Or has affection been wrapped up and stored away?

أَمْ مسَّكُمْ منا صفاءٌ

أَمْ مسَّكُمْ منا صفاءٌ

أمْ حادثٌ مِنَّا ظَهرْ

أمْ حادثٌ مِنَّا ظَهرْ

Or has our sincerity touched you,

Did any clarity from us cause you

or has some incident on our part come to light?

Sorrow or did any incident from us occur?

أَمْ قد بَدا مِنّا مَقَا

أَمْ قد بَدا مِنّا مَقَا

لٌ في عواقبه ضَررْ

لٌ في عواقبه ضَررْ

Or has an utterance come from us

Or did we say anything

whose consequences bring harm?

That may have harmful consequences?

أمْ دهركم ألهَاكُمُ

أمْ دهركم ألهَاكُمُ

أَمْ قلبكم عنّا نَفر

أَمْ قلبكم عنّا نَفر

Or has your worldly life distracted you,

Or has your life made you

or has your heart turned away from us?

Forget or has your heart turned away from us?

ولقدْ سمعت بِأَنكم

ولقدْ سمعت بِأَنكم

جِئتم إلى العلمَ الأَبرُّ

جِئتم إلى العلمَ الأَبرُّ

And I have heard that you

Yet I heard that you

came to the most righteous luminary.

Have come to the most honorable knowledge

ماذَا يضيركُمْ إذا

ماذَا يضيركُمْ إذا

عاملتموُني بالخبَرْ

عاملتموُني بالخبَرْ

What harm would it do you if

How could it harm you if

you sent me some news?

You keep me updated with news?

ما دارَ في ضمير الفؤادِ

ما دارَ في ضمير الفؤادِ

محبكم أو ما خَطَرْ

محبكم أو ما خَطَرْ

Has your heart given no thought

Whatever feelings stir in my heart's conscience

to the one who loves you, or has it never occurred

For you or comes to mind

في بالِكم أنِّى أنا

في بالِكم أنِّى أنا

الخِلُّ الوفيُّ وما عَدَرْ

الخِلُّ الوفيُّ وما عَدَرْ

to you that I am

You know I am the sincere

the faithful friend, who has never betrayed you?

And faithful friend, I have not changed

فبآى مَا أعرضْتمُ

فبآى مَا أعرضْتمُ

عنّي فغالتنى الفكرْ

عنّي فغالتنى الفكرْ

So why have you turned away

So why have you turned

from me, leaving thoughts to ravage me?

Away from me, worry has consumed me

منحٌ قريبٌ منكمُ

منحٌ قريبٌ منكمُ

لو واحدٌ منكم أَمَرْ

لو واحدٌ منكم أَمَرْ

Manah is close to you;

Even a small gift from you

if only one of you would order

If one of you ordered

بزيارةٍ لمحبكمْ

بزيارةٍ لمحبكمْ

كَىْ ما يكون له قَدَرْ

كَىْ ما يكون له قَدَرْ

a visit to the one who loves you,

A visit to your lover

so that he might be held in esteem.

So there could be some value

لكن بحمدِ اللَّهِ أن

لكن بحمدِ اللَّهِ أن

ى لا تحركنى له قُدَرْ

ى لا تحركنى له قُدَرْ

But, praise be to God, I

But thank God I am not motivated

am not swayed by any power of his.

By destiny for it

لا يَنْجَلى وُدِّي عن المحب

لا يَنْجَلى وُدِّي عن المحب

وبِ واصلَ أَمْ هَجَرْ

وبِ واصلَ أَمْ هَجَرْ

My affection never leaves the beloved,

Affection for a loved one does not disappear

whether he keeps close or forsakes me.

Whether there is connection or separation

لكننّي لابدَّ لي

لكننّي لابدَّ لي

من أن أعاتبَ من نفَرْ

من أن أعاتبَ من نفَرْ

Yet I cannot help

But I must reproach those

reproaching whoever turns away,

Who have turned away

كَىْ تَنطفى الأفكارُ

كَىْ تَنطفى الأفكارُ

عن قلبي لكى ما يَسْتِقرّْ

عن قلبي لكى ما يَسْتِقرّْ

so that these thoughts may be quenched

So thoughts about you

and leave my heart, so that it may be still.

Leave my heart and it finds peace