1. Without you, my affection would not be
Nor would there be resting places at night
١. لولاكَ ما كان ودّي
ولا منازلُ ليلا
2. Nor any limit ever passed
Nor would a vessel have sailed an inch
٢. ولا حدا قطُّ حادٍ
ولا سارَ مركبُ ميلا
3. O guide of the caravan, go slowly
Have you been fair in life or not?
٣. يا حاديَ العيسِ مهلا
هل جُزتَ في الحيِّ أم لا
4. They were enamored so they abandoned me
Do not think falling in love is easy
٤. عشفتهُم فبوني
لا تحب العشق سهلا
5. Where was I and where did I come
A beloved appeared to me
٥. فأينَ كنتُ وجِئتُ
حبيبٌ لي قد تجلّى
6. I loved him so my heart inclined to him
And I became dear to him
٦. عشقتهُ فلبني
فصِرتُ عندهُ أهلا
7. We did not hear or see
Except your love being easy for me
٧. فلم نسمَع ولم نبصِر
إلّا هواكَ لي سهلا
8. You appeared to me with beauty
So my drinking increased and rose up
٨. ظهَرتَ لي بجمالٍ
فشُربي زادَ وعلّا
9. For you are my soul and my body
No separation from you at all
٩. فأنتَ روحي وجسمي
لا فرقَ عنكَ وإلّا
10. Until when your love
Settled in my heart
١٠. حتّى إذا ما تجلّى
هواكَ في قلبي حلّا