إِنَّ شَوقي إِلَيكِ لَو شِئتُ أَن يَز

إِنَّ شَوقي إِلَيكِ لَو شِئتُ أَن يَز

دادَ شَيئاً لَما وَجَدتُ مَزِيدا

دادَ شَيئاً لَما وَجَدتُ مَزِيدا

Indeed, my longing for you—if I wished it to increase

My longing for you, if I wanted it to increase

Even a little, I would find no room for more.

I would find no more to add

وَلَو اَنَّ اللِقاءَ مِن قَبلِ أَن يَر

وَلَو اَنَّ اللِقاءَ مِن قَبلِ أَن يَر

تَدَّ طَرفي رَأَيتُ ذاكَ بَعيدا

تَدَّ طَرفي رَأَيتُ ذاكَ بَعيدا

And even if the meeting came before

And if I saw you before parting glances

My glance returned, I would deem that far off.

I would see that from afar

حَجَبوا دُونَها الأَماني وَإِنّي

حَجَبوا دُونَها الأَماني وَإِنّي

جاهِدٌ أُعمِلُ الرَجاءَ وَحيدا

جاهِدٌ أُعمِلُ الرَجاءَ وَحيدا

They have barred hopes of reaching her, and I

Desires have veiled her from me, though

Strive alone, putting hope to work.

I struggle on, relying on hope alone

فَلَو اَنّا نَرى ظُلَيمَةَ يَوماً

فَلَو اَنّا نَرى ظُلَيمَةَ يَوماً

لَاِتَّخَذناهُ آخِرَ الدَهرِ عيدا

لَاِتَّخَذناهُ آخِرَ الدَهرِ عيدا

So if we were to see Ẓulaymah one day,

If we saw a day of darkness

We would make it a feast day until the end of time.

We would take it as a celebration lasting forever