يا جارحاً قلب المُحب بِصدهِ

يا جارحاً قلب المُحب بِصدهِ

هلاّ ذكرتَ تمايلاً من قَدهِ

هلاّ ذكرتَ تمايلاً من قَدهِ

O you who wound the lover’s heart by turning away,

O one who wounds the lover's heart with his rejection,

Will you not recall the graceful sway of his form?

Why did you not recall the swaying of his figure?

وَلَكم شكوتَ من الهوى ومن الجوى

وَلَكم شكوتَ من الهوى ومن الجوى

حتى حصلتَ على لبابةَ خدهِ

حتى حصلتَ على لبابةَ خدهِ

How often you complained of passion and inward anguish,

And how often you complained of love and of burning heartache,

Until you attained the choicest sweetness of his cheek.

Until you attained the essence of his cheek.

أنسيتَ أنكَ مُرهَن في قلبه

أنسيتَ أنكَ مُرهَن في قلبه

أولاكَ وداً وإحتفظتَ بِسدهِ

أولاكَ وداً وإحتفظتَ بِسدهِ

Have you forgotten that you are held in pledge within his heart?

Have you forgotten that you are held in pledge in his heart?

He bestowed affection on you, and you held fast to his shelter.

He bestowed affection on you, and you held on to his barrier.

ليس المحبةَ كالبضاعة تُشترى

ليس المحبةَ كالبضاعة تُشترى

أو تُستباح لِمن يُباهي بِكدهِ

أو تُستباح لِمن يُباهي بِكدهِ

Love is not merchandise that can be bought,

Love is not like merchandise to be bought,

Nor something claimed by one who boasts of his toil.

Or made freely available to one who boasts of his toil.

لا يا خليلي والخَليُ من الهوى

لا يا خليلي والخَليُ من الهوى

أََبعد فؤادكَ عن هوايَ وعدهِ

أََبعد فؤادكَ عن هوايَ وعدهِ

No, my friend—you who are free of passion—

No, my friend—and you who are untroubled by love—

Turn your heart away from my love and its promise.

Keep your heart away from my love, and turn it aside.

فإذا هويتَ وكُنتَ أهلاً للهوى

فإذا هويتَ وكُنتَ أهلاً للهوى

وأتاكَ حُباً لا تَهمّ بِردهِ

وأتاكَ حُباً لا تَهمّ بِردهِ

But if you fall in love and are worthy of love,

So if you fall in love and are worthy of love,

And love comes to you, do not think of rejecting it.

And love comes to you, do not think of rejecting it.

وإذا أردتَ من المحبة راحةً

وإذا أردتَ من المحبة راحةً

فإغمد سلاحكَ لا تُباهِ بِحدهِ

فإغمد سلاحكَ لا تُباهِ بِحدهِ

And if you seek repose from love,

And if you desire comfort from love,

Sheathe your weapon; do not boast of its edge.

Then sheath your weapon; do not boast of its edge.

وإذا رأيت الصد من قلب أمرئٍ

وإذا رأيت الصد من قلب أمرئٍ

فأعلم بِأنكَ لم تكن من قدهِ

فأعلم بِأنكَ لم تكن من قدهِ

And if you see rejection in a person’s heart,

And if you see rejection from a person's heart,

Then know that you were never his equal.

Then know that you were not his equal.

وإذا جرى لك ما جرى من الهوى

وإذا جرى لك ما جرى من الهوى

فإسحب هواكَ وهل تقوم بِضدهِ

فإسحب هواكَ وهل تقوم بِضدهِ

And if what happens in love should happen to you,

And if what befalls through love should befall you,

Then draw back your passion—could you stand against it?

Then withdraw your love—can you stand against it?

وأنس الذي آذاكَ يوماً وإبتعد

وأنس الذي آذاكَ يوماً وإبتعد

عن جارح قلب المُحب بِصدهِ

عن جارح قلب المُحب بِصدهِ

Forget the one who hurt you once, and go far

And forget the one who once hurt you, and keep away

From one who wounds the lover’s heart by turning away.

From one who wounds the lover's heart with his rejection.