وَأُسمِعُ مِنكِ النَفسَ ما لَيسَ تَسمَعُ

وَأُسمِعُ مِنكِ النَفسَ ما لَيسَ تَسمَعُ

مِنَ القَولِ لي أَبشِر فَتَرضى وَتَقنَعُ

مِنَ القَولِ لي أَبشِر فَتَرضى وَتَقنَعُ

And I make my soul hear from you what it does not hear:

I make my soul hear from you what it does not truly hear,

Your saying to me, 'Rejoice!'—so it is pleased and content.

Words saying "Rejoice," so that it becomes pleased and content.

خُذي بِقَبولٍ ما مُنِحتِ مِنَ المُنى

خُذي بِقَبولٍ ما مُنِحتِ مِنَ المُنى

فَمالِيَ إِلّا بِالمُنى عَنكِ مَدفَعُ

فَمالِيَ إِلّا بِالمُنى عَنكِ مَدفَعُ

Willingly accept the hopes bestowed on you,

Receive with acceptance what you have been granted of wishes,

For I have no escape from you except through hopes.

For I have no defense against you except through wishes.

إِذا ما تَغَشَّتني مِنَ المَوتِ سَكرَةٌ

إِذا ما تَغَشَّتني مِنَ المَوتِ سَكرَةٌ

تَجَلّى المُنى مِن دونِها فَتَقَشَّعُ

تَجَلّى المُنى مِن دونِها فَتَقَشَّعُ

When a stupor of death shrouds me,

If ever the stupor of death overwhelms me,

Hopes shine forth before it, and it clears away.

These wishes manifest before it, causing it to disperse.

فَمَن ذا الَّذي لي مِثلَ ما تَصنَعُ المُنى

فَمَن ذا الَّذي لي مِثلَ ما تَصنَعُ المُنى

إِذا ما أَظَلَّتني المَنِيَّةُ يَصنَعُ

إِذا ما أَظَلَّتني المَنِيَّةُ يَصنَعُ

Who, then, can do for me what hopes do

So who is there for me to do what wishes do,

When death casts its shadow over me?

When the shadow of death is cast over me?

سَأُثني بِهَذا ما حَيِيتُ عَلى المُنى

سَأُثني بِهَذا ما حَيِيتُ عَلى المُنى

وَإِن أَغفَلَ العُشّاقُ ذاكَ وَضَيَّعوا

وَإِن أَغفَلَ العُشّاقُ ذاكَ وَضَيَّعوا

For this I shall praise hopes as long as I live,

I shall praise wishes for this as long as I live,

Even if lovers overlook that and neglect it.

Even if other lovers neglect this and let it go to waste.