لَكَfor you الوُدُّaffection الَّذيwhich لاno رَيبَdoubt فيهِin it
لَكَ الوُدُّ الَّذي لا رَيبَ فيهِ
وَإِنand even if بَقِيَتcontinues نَواكَyour separation عَلىin التَماديpersistence
وَإِن بَقِيَت نَواكَ عَلى التَمادي
Yours is affection beyond all doubt,
You have an affection beyond any doubt
Even if your separation lasts on and on.
And though your affliction persists endlessly
إِذاwhen كَرُمَتare noble عُهودُpledges المَرءِof a man طَبعاًby nature
إِذا كَرُمَت عُهودُ المَرءِ طَبعاً
فَأَكرَمُthen noblest ماwhen يَكونُhe is عَلىduring البعادِseparation
فَأَكرَمُ ما يَكونُ عَلى البعادِ
When a man's pledges are noble by nature,
When one’s promises are generous by nature
Then he is at his noblest when far away.
Most generous is he from afar