ياOh طولَlong duration هَمّيmy sorrow بِماover what لاnot يَعلَمُknow الناسُthe people
يا طولَ هَمّي بِما لا يَعلَمُ الناسُ
رَجاءُhope وُدِّكِyour love يَنعاهُannounces its death لِيَto me الياسُdespair
رَجاءُ وُدِّكِ يَنعاهُ لِيَ الياسُ
Oh, how prolonged my sorrow over what people do not know!
Oh length of my worries unknown to people
Despair announces to me the death of my hope for your love.
Your love's hope is wished by me though it despairs
كَمhow many ذيone possessing هَوىًlove لَيسَis not إِلّاexcept اللَهُGod يَعلَمُهُknows him
كَم ذي هَوىً لَيسَ إِلّا اللَهُ يَعلَمُهُ
قَدindeed ماتَdied شَوقاًof longing وَلَمand did not يَعلَمknow بِهِof him الناسُthe people
قَد ماتَ شَوقاً وَلَم يَعلَم بِهِ الناسُ
How many a lover, whom God alone knows,
How many with passion that only God knows
Has died of longing, while people knew nothing of him.
Have died of yearning with people unaware
Sol 6.1