أَهابُكِ أَن أَشكو إِلَيكِ وَلَيسَ لي

أَهابُكِ أَن أَشكو إِلَيكِ وَلَيسَ لي

يدٌ بِالَّذي أَلقى وَأُخفي مِنَ الوَجدِ

يدٌ بِالَّذي أَلقى وَأُخفي مِنَ الوَجدِ

I fear to complain to you, yet I have no

I fear to complain to you, though I have no control over what I encounter and conceal of passion,

power over the longing I endure and conceal.

By Allah, I don’t conceal what I have of love for you, but you complain deliberately,

وَواللَهِ ما يَخفى الَّذي بي مِنَ الهَوى

وَواللَهِ ما يَخفى الَّذي بي مِنَ الهَوى

عَلَيكِ وَلَكِن تَشتَكينَ عَلى عَمَدِ

عَلَيكِ وَلَكِن تَشتَكينَ عَلى عَمَدِ

And by God, the love within me is not hidden

I will be patient, not complain to you, and be content with your knowledge that I have been worn down by rejection.

from you, and yet you complain deliberately.

My mistress, for God's sake have mercy on me,

سَأَصبِرُ لا أَشكو إِلَيكِ وَأَكتَفي

سَأَصبِرُ لا أَشكو إِلَيكِ وَأَكتَفي

بِعلمِكِ أَنّي قَد بَليتُ مِنَ الصَدِّ

بِعلمِكِ أَنّي قَد بَليتُ مِنَ الصَدِّ

I shall endure, not complain to you, and be content

Lighten my sorrows and bring near the fulfillment of promises.

with your knowing that rejection has worn me down.

Alas! My turning to the eastern side of Al-Mahdi's camp has exhausted my tears.

أَسَيِّدَتي بِاللَهِ أَلا رَحِمتِني

أَسَيِّدَتي بِاللَهِ أَلا رَحِمتِني

وَفَرَّقتِ أَحزاني وَقَرَّبتِ في الوَعدِ

وَفَرَّقتِ أَحزاني وَقَرَّبتِ في الوَعدِ

O my lady, by God, will you not pity me

And I am thirsty, and the water is present, but there is no way to obtain it.

and dispel my sorrows and hasten your promise's fulfillment?

I did not fear that my demise would be at the hands of the dearest of all people to me.

أَلا إِنَّما أَفنى الدُموعَ تَلَفُّتي

أَلا إِنَّما أَفنى الدُموعَ تَلَفُّتي

إِلى الجانِبِ الشَرقِيِّ مِن عَسكَرِ المَهدي

إِلى الجانِبِ الشَرقِيِّ مِن عَسكَرِ المَهدي

Ah, only my turning to gaze has exhausted my tears

If God's creation were with me, I would be lonely and desolate when she was absent.

toward the eastern side of al-Mahdi's camp.

وَإِنّي لَصادي الجَوفِ وَالماءُ حاضِرٌ

وَإِنّي لَصادي الجَوفِ وَالماءُ حاضِرٌ

أَراهُ وَلَكِن لا سَبيلَ إِلى الوِردِ

أَراهُ وَلَكِن لا سَبيلَ إِلى الوِردِ

And I am parched within, though water is close at hand;

I see it, and yet there is no way to drink.

وَما كُنتُ أَخشى أَن تَكونَ مَنيَّتي

وَما كُنتُ أَخشى أَن تَكونَ مَنيَّتي

بِكَفِّ أَخَصِّ الناسِ كُلَّهُمُ عِندي

بِكَفِّ أَخَصِّ الناسِ كُلَّهُمُ عِندي

And I never feared that my death would be

at the hand of the dearest of all people to me.

وَلو أَنَّ خَلق اللَهُ عِندي لَخِلتُني

وَلو أَنَّ خَلق اللَهُ عِندي لَخِلتُني

إِذا هيَ غابَت موحِشاً خالِياً وَحدي

إِذا هيَ غابَت موحِشاً خالِياً وَحدي

And even if all God's creation were with me, I would think myself,

if she were absent, desolate, solitary, alone.