بِأَبيmay my father be a ransom مَنthe one whom وَدِدتُهُI loved him فَاِفتَرَقناthen we parted
بِأَبي مَن وَدِدتُهُ فَاِفتَرَقنا
وَقَضىand decreed اللَهُGod بَعدَafter ذاكَthat اِجتِماعاa reunion
وَقَضى اللَهُ بَعدَ ذاكَ اِجتِماعا
May my father be a ransom for the one I loved—then we parted.
By the one I loved, we parted
I would ransom my father for the one I loved, though we parted,
And God decreed a reunion after that.
God decreed a reunion after that
And God decreed, after that, a reunion,
فَاِفتَرَقناso we parted حَولاًfor a year فَلَمّاthen when اِلتَقَيناwe met
فَاِفتَرَقنا حَولاً فَلَمّا اِلتَقَينا
كانَwas تَسليمُهُhis greeting عَلَيَّto me وَداعاa farewell
كانَ تَسليمُهُ عَلَيَّ وَداعا
So we were apart for a year; then, when we met,
When we met again by chance,
We remained apart for a year, yet when we met,
His greeting to me was a farewell.
His greeting to me was a farewell
His greeting to me was a farewell.