شكرت ليومِ النوى جودَه

شكرت ليومِ النوى جودَه

عليّ بمن شفَّني صدُّهُ

عليّ بمن شفَّني صدُّهُ

I thanked the day of parting for its generosity

I thanked his generosity for a friendly day

To me through him whose rejection had worn me thin.

That healed me with a visitor whose friendship took my pain away

جعلت التوادُعَ لي عِلَّةً

جعلت التوادُعَ لي عِلَّةً

وأمكنني عنده خدّه

وأمكنني عنده خدّه

I made farewell my pretext,

I made my farewells an excuse to see his face again

And during it his cheek was within my reach.

And let me kiss his cheek though departure was ordained

فأودعتُ وَجْنَتَهُ قُبْلةً

فأودعتُ وَجْنَتَهُ قُبْلةً

شفَتْ مُهْجَةً شفّها بُعْدُه

شفَتْ مُهْجَةً شفّها بُعْدُه

So I placed a kiss upon his cheek,

So I could kiss his rosy cheek before we went our ways

Which healed a heart his absence had worn thin.

That burning kiss unleashed the tears that poured down from his eyes

كأنّ دموعي على وجهه

كأنّ دموعي على وجهه

نِظام جُمانٍ وَهَي عِقْدُه

نِظام جُمانٍ وَهَي عِقْدُه

As though my tears upon his face

As though my tears upon his cheek were strung in flowery bands

Were a strand of pearls whose string had come loose.

Like raindrops in a jasmine necklace strung upon his face