لي بالحمى قوم عُرفت بصبِّهم

لي بالحمى قوم عُرفت بصبِّهم

وإذا مرضت فصحتي في طبِّهم

وإذا مرضت فصحتي في طبِّهم

I have folk in the sanctuary; I am known as their ardent lover.

I have a people who are known for their passion

And when I fall ill, my recovery lies in their medicine.

And when I'm sick, my recovery is in their medicine

قوم كرام هائمون بربهم

قوم كرام هائمون بربهم

علموا بأني صادق في حبِّهم

علموا بأني صادق في حبِّهم

Noble folk, lost in love with their Lord.

A generous people, enraptured by their Lord

They knew I was sincere in my love for them.

They knew I was truthful in my love for them

وتحققوا صبري الجميل فعذَّبوا

وتحققوا صبري الجميل فعذَّبوا

يا سعد خذ عني الهوى وله فَعِي

يا سعد خذ عني الهوى وله فَعِي

And they were sure of my beautiful patience, so they tormented me.

And they realized my beautiful patience so they tortured me

O Sa'd, learn passion from me, and heed it.

O Saad, take the love from me as he has taken mine

اعلمْ بأن القوم أهل المطلع

اعلمْ بأن القوم أهل المطلع

حضرات وجه غائب في البرقع

حضرات وجه غائب في البرقع

Know that these folk belong to the place of dawning:

Know that the people are the people of the horizon

Presences of a face hidden behind the veil.

Beautiful faces hidden behind the veil

نزلوا بوادي المنحنى من أضلعي

نزلوا بوادي المنحنى من أضلعي

وتمنّعوا عن مقلتي وتحجبوا

وتمنّعوا عن مقلتي وتحجبوا

They settled in the valley of the bend among my ribs.

They descended to the valley of my ribs

And they withheld themselves from my eye and veiled themselves.

And denied my glance, veiling themselves

هم عند قلبي بل وقلبي عندهم

هم عند قلبي بل وقلبي عندهم

وإذا بثثت الوجد بثوا وجدهم

وإذا بثثت الوجد بثوا وجدهم

They are with my heart—rather, my heart is with them.

They are in my heart, my heart is with them

And when I pour out my longing, they pour out theirs.

And when I express passion, they express theirs

ومعي أراهم لا أفارق قصدهم

ومعي أراهم لا أفارق قصدهم

سعدت حظوظي إذ رضوني عبدهم

سعدت حظوظي إذ رضوني عبدهم

And I see them with me; I never abandon my quest for them.

And with me I see them, never leaving their pursuit

My fortunes prospered when they accepted me as their servant.

My fortunes blessed when they accepted me as their servant

والفخر لي أني إليهم أنسب

والفخر لي أني إليهم أنسب

And my glory is that I am counted among them.

And I pride myself in being related to them