قُل لِمَن أُدنيهِ جَهدي

قُل لِمَن أُدنيهِ جَهدي

وَهوَ يُقصينِيَ جَهدَه

وَهوَ يُقصينِيَ جَهدَه

Say to him whom I draw near with all my might,

Tell the one I make efforts for

while he keeps me far away with all his might,

While he distances himself from me

وَلِمَن تَرضاهُ مَولا

وَلِمَن تَرضاهُ مَولا

كَ وَلا يَرضاكَ عَبدَه

كَ وَلا يَرضاكَ عَبدَه

and to him whom you accept as your master,

And for the one whose master you wish to please

though he will not accept you as his slave:

While he does not wish to please you, his servant

أَمَليحٌ بِمَليحِ الشَكلِ

أَمَليحٌ بِمَليحِ الشَكلِ

أَن يُخلَفَ وَعدَه

أَن يُخلَفَ وَعدَه

Is it fair for one so fair of form

Can a charming man, with charming looks

to have his promise go unkept?

Go back on his word?

أَم جَميلٌ بِجَميلِ الوَجهِ

أَم جَميلٌ بِجَميلِ الوَجهِ

أَن يَنقُضَ عَهدَه

أَن يَنقُضَ عَهدَه

Or is it becoming for one so fair of face

Can a beautiful one, with a beautiful face

to break his pledge?

Break his vow?

ما الَّذي صَدَّكَ عَنّي

ما الَّذي صَدَّكَ عَنّي

لَيتَ ما صَدَّكَ صَدَّه

لَيتَ ما صَدَّكَ صَدَّه

What is it that turned you away from me?

What has kept you from me?

Would that what turned you away would turn him away!

I wish whatever has kept you had itself been barred!