ذَكَرتyou mentioned الفِراقَparting فَأَقلَقتَنيand so you unsettled me
ذَكَرت الفِراقَ فَأَقلَقتَني
فَكَيفَhow, then أَكونُshall I be غَداةَon the morning of الفِراقِparting
فَكَيفَ أَكونُ غَداةَ الفِراقِ
You spoke of parting and filled me with unrest;
You mentioned parting and unsettled me;
how, then, shall I be on the morning of farewell?
how, then, shall I be on the morning of parting?
إِذاًthen كُنتُI would be آتيcoming وَليand I have أَدمُعٌtears
إِذاً كُنتُ آتي وَلي أَدمُعٌ
تُعانِقُembrace خَدَّيَّboth my cheeks قَبلَbefore العِناقِthe embrace
تُعانِقُ خَدَّيَّ قَبلَ العِناقِ
If even when I come, I have tears
Then I would come with tears
that embrace my cheeks before our embrace,
embracing my cheeks before the embrace.
فَإِنand if أَبقَI remain بَعدَكَafter you حَيّاًalive فَماthen ... not
فَإِن أَبقَ بَعدَكَ حَيّاً فَما
بَقائيmy living on سِوىanything but طَمَعٍhope فيfor التَلاقيreunion
بَقائي سِوى طَمَعٍ في التَلاقي
then if I remain alive after you are gone,
And if I remain alive after you, then
my life will be nothing but the hope of reunion.
my living on is nothing but hope of reunion.
