ياO مَنone who مودّتُهhis affection سحابٌa cloud زائلٌpassing
يا مَن مودّتُه سحابٌ زائلٌ
وعهُودُهُand his pledges فيin الحُبِّlove ظلٌa shadow قَالِصُshrinking
وعهُودُهُ في الحُبِّ ظلٌ قَالِصُ
O you whose affection is a passing cloud,
O you whose affection is a passing cloud
And whose pledges in love are a shrinking shadow.
And your vows of love are a fading shadow
هَلis it فيin القَضّيةِthe decree أنَّthat حُبّكlove for you زائِدٌincreasing
هَل في القَضّيةِ أنَّ حُبّك زائِدٌ
أبداًforever وحَظّيand my share كلَّevery يومٍday نَاقصُdiminishing
أبداً وحَظّي كلَّ يومٍ نَاقصُ
Is it decreed that my love for you should grow
Is it true that your love for me increases
Forever, while my share diminishes each day?
While my share decreases day after day?
وتشوبُand you taint وُدَّكَyour affection بالقَطيعةِwith estrangement والقِلَىand aversion
وتشوبُ وُدَّكَ بالقَطيعةِ والقِلَى
وهواكَand love for you منof كلَّall الشّوائِبِimpurities خَالِصُfree
وهواكَ من كلَّ الشّوائِبِ خَالِصُ
And you taint your affection with estrangement and aversion,
And you blemish your affection with separation and estrangement
While my love for you is free of every taint.
Yet your passion remains pure of all impurities