ياO غُصْنَbranch نَقاًa sand dune عَلَيْهِupon it طَائِرْa bird
يا غُصْنَ نَقاً عَلَيْهِ طَائِرْ
مَهْجُورُكَthe one you have forsaken يَاO حَبيبَbeloved قَلْبِيmy heart صَابِرْpatient
مَهْجُورُكَ يَا حَبيبَ قَلْبِي صَابِرْ
O branch on a sand dune, with a bird upon it!
O branch with a singing bird upon it
The one you have forsaken, O beloved of my heart, is patient.
Your abandonment, O love of my heart, is patient
فَارحَمْso have mercy وَاعْطِفْand be tender عليَّtoward me قَدْindeed مِتُّI have died جَوىًof love's anguish
فَارحَمْ وَاعْطِفْ عليَّ قَدْ مِتُّ جَوىً
باللَّهِby God أَماis there not لِذاto this الجَفَاcoldness مِنْany آخِرْend
باللَّهِ أَما لِذا الجَفَا مِنْ آخِرْ
So have mercy and be tender toward me; I have died of love's anguish.
So have mercy and show affection to me, for I am dying of love's agony
By God, is there no end to this coldness?
By Allah, is there no end to this harshness?
Sol 6.1