حَنَنتُ ِإلى العَهدِ الَّذِي كَانَ فاِنقضَى

حَنَنتُ ِإلى العَهدِ الَّذِي كَانَ فاِنقضَى

فَها أنا فِي الظَّلماءِ ألتَمسُ الصُّبحَا

فَها أنا فِي الظَّلماءِ ألتَمسُ الصُّبحَا

I yearned for the days that once were and then passed away.

I yearned for the era that has passed and gone

So here I am in darkness, seeking dawn.

So here I am, in the dark, seeking the dawn

حَرِيقٌ بنَارِ القَلبِ لا أحمِلُ الأسى

حَرِيقٌ بنَارِ القَلبِ لا أحمِلُ الأسى

غَريقٌ بِماءِ الدَّمع لا أُحسنُ السَّبحَا

غَريقٌ بِماءِ الدَّمع لا أُحسنُ السَّبحَا

Burning in the heart's fire, I cannot bear grief;

A blaze with the fire of my heart, I cannot bear the sorrow

Drowning in tears, I do not know how to swim.

Drowning in the water of my tears, I cannot swim to shore

حُجِبتُ فمالي في لِقَائِكَ حِيلَةٌ

حُجِبتُ فمالي في لِقَائِكَ حِيلَةٌ

عَلَى أنَّني أظما بِحُبِّكَ أو أضحَى

عَلَى أنَّني أظما بِحُبِّكَ أو أضحَى

I have been barred, with no means of meeting you,

I am veiled, so I have no tricks to meet you

Though I thirst with love for you or suffer the sun's heat.

Though I stay up loving you night and day

حَشايَ وأجفَانِي لَهِيبٌ وأدمُعٌ

حَشايَ وأجفَانِي لَهِيبٌ وأدمُعٌ

فآونَةً سَحَّاً وآوِنَةً لَفحَا

فآونَةً سَحَّاً وآوِنَةً لَفحَا

My heart is flame, and my eyelids tears;

My cheeks and eyelids aflame and tears streaming

So at times a downpour, and at times a scorching blast.

One moment swimming, another moment aflame

حَلاليَ ذِكرُ الحُبِّ حَتَّى اختبرتُهُ

حَلاليَ ذِكرُ الحُبِّ حَتَّى اختبرتُهُ

فَأيقنتُ أنَّ الجِدَّ لا يُشبهُ المزحَا

فَأيقنتُ أنَّ الجِدَّ لا يُشبهُ المزحَا

The mention of love was sweet to me until I experienced it,

My solace is thoughts of love, until I tried it

So I knew for certain that earnestness is not like jest.

And realized play is not the same as earnest

حَبيبٌ هَجَرتُ الخَلقَ طُرَّاً لِحُبِّهِ

حَبيبٌ هَجَرتُ الخَلقَ طُرَّاً لِحُبِّهِ

ومِن اجلِهِ أضرَبتُ عن ذِكرِهم صَفحا

ومِن اجلِهِ أضرَبتُ عن ذِكرِهم صَفحا

A beloved, for love of whom I forsook all creation,

A beloved I shunned people for his love

And for his sake I shunned all mention of them.

And for his sake turned from mentioning them

حَتمتُ عَلى قَلبِي تَرقُّبَ بَابهِ

حَتمتُ عَلى قَلبِي تَرقُّبَ بَابهِ

عَسى مُغلِقُ الأوابِ يُعقِبُها فَتحا

عَسى مُغلِقُ الأوابِ يُعقِبُها فَتحا

I bound my heart to keep watch at his door,

I made my heart await news of him

Perhaps he who shuts the doors will open them in turn.

Perhaps the closer of doors will open them

حُسِدتُ على دَمعٍِ عليكَ أرَقتُهُ

حُسِدتُ على دَمعٍِ عليكَ أرَقتُهُ

وذَاكَ لأنَّ الحُبَّ بالسَّحِّ قد صَحَّا

وذَاكَ لأنَّ الحُبَّ بالسَّحِّ قد صَحَّا

I was envied for the tears I shed for you,

I envied tears that fell for you

And that is because love has proved true through their outpouring.

For love is healed by swimming, I know true

حَنانيكَ لَيسَ الصَّبرُ عنكَ بِمُمكِنٍ

حَنانيكَ لَيسَ الصَّبرُ عنكَ بِمُمكِنٍ

فإن لم أنَل مِنكَ المَحَبَّةَ فالصَّفحَا

فإن لم أنَل مِنكَ المَحَبَّةَ فالصَّفحَا

Your mercy! Patience apart from you is impossible.

Your affection, I cannot bear patience from you

And if I do not gain your love, then grant me pardon.

If I don't get your love, then turn away

حَرامٌ على العٍِيدينِ طَرفي ومَسمَعي

حَرامٌ على العٍِيدينِ طَرفي ومَسمَعي

لأنَّكَ يا مولايَ فِطريَ والأضحى

لأنَّكَ يا مولايَ فِطريَ والأضحى

My gaze and hearing are forbidden to the two feasts,

My eyes and ears are forbidden for anyone else

For you, O my master, are my Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

For you, my master, created my nature and being