بِخَدّي مِن قَطرِ الدُموعِ نَدوبُ

بِخَدّي مِن قَطرِ الدُموعِ نَدوبُ

وَبِالقَلبِ مِنّي مُذ نَأَيتُ وَجيب

وَبِالقَلبِ مِنّي مُذ نَأَيتُ وَجيب

On my cheek are scars from teardrops.

My cheeks bear the scars of tears' drops

And my heart has been pounding since I went away.

And my heart, since you left, aches

وَلي نَفس حَتّى الدُجى يَصدَعُ الحَشا

وَلي نَفس حَتّى الدُجى يَصدَعُ الحَشا

وَرَجعُ حَنينٍ لِلفُؤادِ مُذيب

وَرَجعُ حَنينٍ لِلفُؤادِ مُذيب

And I have a sigh that rends my breast until dark,

My soul is in anguish until dusk envelops the courtyard

And an echo of yearning that melts the heart.

And a yearning returns, melting my heart

وَلي شاهِدٌ مِن ضَرِّ نَفسي وَسَقمِه

وَلي شاهِدٌ مِن ضَرِّ نَفسي وَسَقمِه

يُخبِرُ عَنّي أَنَّني لَكَئيب

يُخبِرُ عَنّي أَنَّني لَكَئيب

And I have a witness in my soul's suffering and sickness,

I have a witness to my soul's suffering and sickness

Which testifies that I am indeed sorrowful.

Who tells of me that I am depressed

كَأَنّي لَم أَفجَع بِفِرقَةِ صاحِب

كَأَنّي لَم أَفجَع بِفِرقَةِ صاحِب

وَلا غابَ عَن عَيني سِواكَ حَبيب

وَلا غابَ عَن عَيني سِواكَ حَبيب

As though I had never grieved at parting from a companion,

As if I've not been devastated by a friend's absence

Nor had any beloved other than you vanished from my sight.

Nor has anyone vanished from my sight but you, my beloved