أَهُمُّ بِالهَجرِ أَحياناً وَأَقتَرِفُ

أَهُمُّ بِالهَجرِ أَحياناً وَأَقتَرِفُ

فَلَيتَ شِعري أَأَمضي فيهِ أَم أَقِفُ

فَلَيتَ شِعري أَأَمضي فيهِ أَم أَقِفُ

At times I think of forsaking you—and thereby commit an offense;

At times I contemplate parting, and commit that wrong.

Would that I knew: should I go through with it, or stop?

If only I knew: shall I proceed with it or stop?

عَلَّمتِ عَيني بُكاً لَم يَبكِهِ أَحَدٌ

عَلَّمتِ عَيني بُكاً لَم يَبكِهِ أَحَدٌ

مِن كُلِّ شُفَرٍ بِعَيني دَمعَةٌ تَكِفُ

مِن كُلِّ شُفَرٍ بِعَيني دَمعَةٌ تَكِفُ

You taught my eye to weep as no one ever wept;

You taught my eye to weep as no one has ever wept.

From every eyelash of my eye, a teardrop falls.

A tear drips from every edge of my eyelids.