وَهمتُ وَهمتُ لِلُقياكَ يا

وَهمتُ وَهمتُ لِلُقياكَ يا

سُرورَ المُحِبِّ وَيا قوتَه

سُرورَ المُحِبِّ وَيا قوتَه

Infatuated, I imagined I might meet you, O

I dreamed, and I pined to meet you, O

I wandered, I wandered, to meet you, O

delight of the lover, O his sustenance,

the lover’s delight, and O his sustenance!

Joy of the lover, and O his sustenance,

وَإِن غَيَّرَ السقمُ مِن وَجنَتَي

وَإِن غَيَّرَ السقمُ مِن وَجنَتَي

كَ دُرَّ الشَبابِ وَياقوتَه

كَ دُرَّ الشَبابِ وَياقوتَه

though sickness has altered in your cheeks

And though sickness has altered, in the cheeks

And though sickness has altered upon your cheeks

the pearl and ruby of youth.

of yours, the pearls of youth and its rubies.

The pearl of youth and its ruby glow.