ماتَ ذاكَ الجَوى وَذاكَ الحَريقُ

ماتَ ذاكَ الجَوى وَذاكَ الحَريقُ

وَرَثى لي ظَبيٌ عَلَيَّ شَفيقُ

وَرَثى لي ظَبيٌ عَلَيَّ شَفيقُ

That anguish and that burning have died,

That passion died, and that ardour cooled,

And a gazelle, tender toward me, took pity on me.

And a gazelle wept for me, gentle and kind,

وَجَرى النَومُ مِن جُفوني مَجرى ال

وَجَرى النَومُ مِن جُفوني مَجرى ال

دَمعِ وَاِستَأنَسَ الفُؤادُ المَشوقُ

دَمعِ وَاِستَأنَسَ الفُؤادُ المَشوقُ

And sleep flowed from my eyelids like

And sleep flowed from my eyelids like blood,

tears, and the yearning heart found comfort.

And my longing heart found intimacy.

رَفَقَ الدَهرُ لي بِمَولايَ وَالدَه

رَفَقَ الدَهرُ لي بِمَولايَ وَالدَه

رُ إِذا شاءَ بِالقُلوبِ رَفيقُ

رُ إِذا شاءَ بِالقُلوبِ رَفيقُ

Time was kind to me through my lord, and Time,

Fate was gentle with me for my Master’s sake,

when it wills, is kind to hearts.

Fate is gentle with hearts whenever it wills.

فَبِحَقّي وَحُرمَتي لا تَسُبّوا الدَه

فَبِحَقّي وَحُرمَتي لا تَسُبّوا الدَه

رَ ظُلماً فَإِنَّهُ لي صَديقُ

رَ ظُلماً فَإِنَّهُ لي صَديقُ

So, by my right and my honor, do not curse Time

So by my right and my sanctity abuse not Fate wrongfully,

unjustly, for it is my friend.

For indeed Fate has been a loyal friend to me.