مَحبَّتِي تَقْتَضِي وِدادي

مَحبَّتِي تَقْتَضِي وِدادي

وحالتي تقْتَضِي الرَّحِيلا

وحالتي تقْتَضِي الرَّحِيلا

My love calls for my devotion,

My love requires affection

My love demands I show affection,

And my circumstances call for departure.

And my state requires departure

While my circumstances demand departure.

هذَانِ خصْمَان لستُ أقْضِي

هذَانِ خصْمَان لستُ أقْضِي

بينَهُما خوفَ أن أَمِيلا

بينَهُما خوفَ أن أَمِيلا

These two are adversaries; I do not judge

These two opponents, I cannot judge between

These are two adversaries; I cannot judge

Between them, for fear that I might take sides.

Fearing I would be partial

Between them, for fear I might show bias.

ولا يزَالانِ فِي اِخْتِصامٍ

ولا يزَالانِ فِي اِخْتِصامٍ

حتّى نَرَى رأْيَكَ الجَمِيلا

حتّى نَرَى رأْيَكَ الجَمِيلا

And they remain in dispute

And they continue in dispute

And they remain in constant dispute

Until we learn your gracious opinion.

Until we see your beautiful view

Until we behold your beautiful decree.