فؤادي من الأشواق والصبوة امتلا

فؤادي من الأشواق والصبوة امتلا

وبي أعضل الأمر المشق وأشكلا

وبي أعضل الأمر المشق وأشكلا

My heart is filled with longings and ardent love.

My heart is filled with passion and youthful folly,

And the arduous matter has become intractable and perplexing for me.

And I am afflicted with the most difficult and complex matter.

فيا من تمادت في التجنب والقلى

فيا من تمادت في التجنب والقلى

إذا قلت أهدى الهجر لي حلل البلى

إذا قلت أهدى الهجر لي حلل البلى

So, O you who persist in shunning and aversion,

O you who persist in avoidance and aloofness,

When I say, “Estrangement has bestowed on me robes of decay,”

If I say separation has granted me the garments of affliction,

تقولين لولا الهجر لم يطب الحب

تقولين لولا الهجر لم يطب الحب

عدمت اصطباري بين قربك والنوى

عدمت اصطباري بين قربك والنوى

You say, “Were it not for estrangement, love would not be sweet.”

You say, "Without separation, love would not flourish."

I have lost my endurance between your nearness and separation.

You made me lose my patience between being near you and yearning.

وقد جد في الأحشاء وجد بها ثوى

وقد جد في الأحشاء وجد بها ثوى

تحيرتُ إن قلت ارفقي حثني الهوى

تحيرتُ إن قلت ارفقي حثني الهوى

And yearning has grown intense in my entrails, where it dwells.

And passion has settled and found refuge in my heart.

I am bewildered: if I say, “Be gentle,” passion spurs me on.

I am confused if I say, "Be gentle," for desire urges me on,

وإن قلت هذا القلب أحرقه الجوى

وإن قلت هذا القلب أحرقه الجوى

تقولي بنيران الجوى شرف القلب

تقولي بنيران الجوى شرف القلب

And if I say, “This heart has been burned by love's anguish,”

And if I say, "This heart is burning with passion,"

You say, “Through the fires of love's anguish the heart is ennobled.”

You say, "The fires of passion bring honor to the heart."

رويدك يا من بالتجافي أمتَّني

رويدك يا من بالتجافي أمتَّني

وأهملتَ فيما بالوصال وعدتني

وأهملتَ فيما بالوصال وعدتني

Gently, O you who have killed me with aloofness,

Gently, O you who have wearied me with your coldness,

And neglected what you promised me of union,

And neglected your promise to unite with me.

إذا قلت رفقاً إنني ذبتُ زدتني

إذا قلت رفقاً إنني ذبتُ زدتني

وإن قلت ما ذنبي إليك أجبتني

وإن قلت ما ذنبي إليك أجبتني

When I say, “Be gentle; I have melted away,” you add to my suffering.

If I say, "Gently, I am melting away," you increase my burden,

And if I say, “What is my sin against you?” you answer me:

And if I say, "What is my crime toward you?" you answer me:

وجودك ذنبٌ لا يقاس به ذنبُ

وجودك ذنبٌ لا يقاس به ذنبُ

“Your existence is a sin with which no sin compares.”

"Your very existence is a crime that has no equal."