أَسَعدَةُ هَل إِلَيكِ لَنا سَبيلٌ

أَسَعدَةُ هَل إِلَيكِ لَنا سَبيلٌ

وَهَل حَتّى القِيامَةِ مِن تَلاقي

وَهَل حَتّى القِيامَةِ مِن تَلاقي

O Saʿda, is there a way for us to reach you?

Is there any way for us to be united, Sa'dah?

And will there be any meeting by the Day of Resurrection?

Or must we stay apart until the Day of Judgement comes?

بَلى وَلَعَلَّ دَهراً أَنٌ يُؤاتي

بَلى وَلَعَلَّ دَهراً أَنٌ يُؤاتي

بِمَوتٍ مِن حَليلِكِ أَو طَلاقِ

بِمَوتٍ مِن حَليلِكِ أَو طَلاقِ

Yes, and perhaps time will favor us

Yes, perhaps fate may someday bring us together again

with your husband's death or a divorce,

Through your husband's death or your divorce from him.

فَأُصبِحَ شامِتاً وَتَقَرَّ عَيني

فَأُصبِحَ شامِتاً وَتَقَرَّ عَيني

وَيُجمَعُ شَملُنا بَعدَ اِفتِراقِ

وَيُجمَعُ شَملُنا بَعدَ اِفتِراقِ

so I may gloat and my eye be gladdened,

Then I will rejoice as my eyes feast on the sight,

and our union be restored after separation.

And we will be reunited after our separation.

فَطَلَّقها فَلَستَ لَها بِكُفءٍ

فَطَلَّقها فَلَستَ لَها بِكُفءٍ

وَلَو أَعطَيتَ هِنداً في الصَداقِ

وَلَو أَعطَيتَ هِنداً في الصَداقِ

So divorce her, for you are no worthy match for her,

But you divorced her, so you are not her equal any more,

even if you gave a hundred camels as her bridal dower.

Even if you offered all of India as her dowry.