أَلا هاجَ التَذَكُّرُ لِي سَقامَا

أَلا هاجَ التَذَكُّرُ لِي سَقامَا

وَنُكسَ الدَاءِ والوَجَعَ الغَراما

وَنُكسَ الدَاءِ والوَجَعَ الغَراما

Ah, remembrance has stirred sickness in me,

Alas! Remembrance has stirred sickness in me,

And a relapse of illness and unrelenting pain.

And love's pain and torment have worn me down.

سَلامَةُ إِنَّها هَمّي وَدائِي

سَلامَةُ إِنَّها هَمّي وَدائِي

وَشَرُّ الدَاءِ ما بَطَنَ العِظاما

وَشَرُّ الدَاءِ ما بَطَنَ العِظاما

Salāma—she is indeed my sorrow and my sickness;

Safety - indeed it is my care and remedy;

And the worst illness is that which penetrates the bones.

And the worst sickness is that which attacks the bone.

فَقُلتُ لَهُ وَدَمعُ العَينِ يَجري

فَقُلتُ لَهُ وَدَمعُ العَينِ يَجري

عَلى الخَدَّينِ أَربَعَةً سِجاما

عَلى الخَدَّينِ أَربَعَةً سِجاما

So I said to him, while tears ran

So I said to him, while tears flowed

Down both cheeks in four flowing streams:

Down my cheeks in streams:

عَلَيكَ لَها السَلامُ فَمَن لِصَبٍّ

عَلَيكَ لَها السَلامُ فَمَن لِصَبٍّ

يَبيتُ اللَيلَ يَهذي مُستَهاما

يَبيتُ اللَيلَ يَهذي مُستَهاما

Carry my greeting to her—who will help a lovesick man

"Peace be upon you!" But what can one do for passion

Who spends the night raving, distraught with love?

That spends the night raving deliriously?