إلى الله أشكو طول شوقي وحيرتي

إلى الله أشكو طول شوقي وحيرتي

ووجدي بما طالت علي مطالبه

ووجدي بما طالت علي مطالبه

To God I lament my long yearning and bewilderment,

To God I complain of my long yearning and bewilderment,

I complain to God of the length of my longing and confusion

and my ardor for one whose demands upon me have lingered long—

And my passion for that whose demands have long weighed upon me,

And my affliction with His endless demands

ومن قد برى جسمي وكدر عيشتي

ومن قد برى جسمي وكدر عيشتي

ويمنعني الماء الذي أنا شاربه

ويمنعني الماء الذي أنا شاربه

for one who has worn my body away and clouded my life,

And of him who has worn away my body and clouded my life,

He who has wearied my body and disturbed my life

and denies me the very water that I drink.

And denies me the water I drink.

And denies me the water I drink

إذا سمت نفسي سلوة عنه ردني

إذا سمت نفسي سلوة عنه ردني

إليه شهود ليس تفنى عجائبه

إليه شهود ليس تفنى عجائبه

Whenever my soul aspires to find solace apart from him, I am drawn back

Whenever I urge my soul to forget him, I am drawn back

When my soul rises a moment free of Him, He returns me

to him by a witnessing whose wonders never end.

To him by a vision whose wonders never cease.

To Him, witnessing wonders that never end

فيا ليت شعري ما الذي فيه راحتي

فيا ليت شعري ما الذي فيه راحتي

وما آخر الأمر الذي أنا طالبه

وما آخر الأمر الذي أنا طالبه

If only I knew what in him would bring me rest,

Oh, if only I knew where my rest lies,

Oh, I wonder, where is my comfort?

and what will come of the affair I pursue.

And what the outcome of the matter I seek will be.

And what is the end of this that I seek?