مَنَحتُكَ أَشرفَ ما يُمنَعُ

مَنَحتُكَ أَشرفَ ما يُمنَعُ

وَسَلتُكَ أَيسرَ ما يُقنعُ

وَسَلتُكَ أَيسرَ ما يُقنعُ

I gave you the noblest thing one withholds,

I have granted you the noblest gifts denied

And asked you for the simplest thing that satisfies.

And asked of you the easiest things to provide

وَإِنَّ الجَوابَ بلا مؤيسي

وَإِنَّ الجَوابَ بلا مؤيسي

وَلَفظ نَعَم فيهِ لي مَطمَعُ

وَلَفظ نَعَم فيهِ لي مَطمَعُ

And indeed, an answer of 'no' makes me despair,

Yet your reply leaves me in despair

And in the word 'yes' lies hope for me.

While "yes" from you would let hope there reside

فَانعِم بلا أَو نَعَم سيّدي

فَانعِم بلا أَو نَعَم سيّدي

لِيَسكُنَ صبٌّ لِما يَسمَعُ

لِيَسكُنَ صبٌّ لِما يَسمَعُ

So grant me a 'no' or a 'yes,' my lord,

So grant me yes or no, my master

So that a lovesick lover may grow calm at what he hears:

That this longing may find peace inside

فَإِما سُلُوٌّ مُريحٌ لَهُ

فَإِما سُلُوٌّ مُريحٌ لَهُ

وَإِما هَوىً مُؤلِمٌ مُوجِعُ

وَإِما هَوىً مُؤلِمٌ مُوجِعُ

Then either release from love, bringing him rest,

Be it sweet relief or painful yearning

Or love that pains and torments,

Tormenting me, my heart rapt and tied

وَصَبرٌ إِلى أَن يَذوقَ الرَدى

وَصَبرٌ إِلى أَن يَذوقَ الرَدى

وَيُجزى الحَبيبُ بِما يَصنَعُ

وَيُجزى الحَبيبُ بِما يَصنَعُ

And patience until he tastes death,

I'll wait until fate brings what's deserved

And the beloved is repaid for what he does.

And my love gets what he's bound to derive