لكfor you اللهGod منas a (exclamatory) هاجرِforsaker
لك الله من هاجرِ
كأنكas though you فيin ناظريmy sight
كأنك في ناظري
God be with you, O forsaker;
To you, God, I have migrated
as though you were before my eyes.
As if in my eyes
ترىI wonder أنتyou رحتyou left أمor
ترى أنت رحت أم
البشرjoy أقلعdeparted عنfrom خاطريmy mind
البشر أقلع عن خاطري
I wonder, have you gone, or
You see, did you leave or
has joy departed from my mind?
Have people departed from my thoughts
أعيشI live علىon الذكرياتmemories
أعيش على الذكريات
وأهفوand I yearn إلىfor الغابرِthe past
وأهفو إلى الغابرِ
I live on memories,
I live on memories
and yearn for days gone by,
And yearn for the past
وأرقبand I await بعدafter غدtomorrow
وأرقب بعد غد
وأهربand I flee منfrom حاضريmy present
وأهرب من حاضري
and await the day after tomorrow,
And await the day after tomorrow
and flee from my present.
And escape from my present