اِعلَمي يا أَحَبَّ شَيءٍ إلَيّا

اِعلَمي يا أَحَبَّ شَيءٍ إلَيّا

أَنَّ شَوقي إِلَيكِ قاضٍ عَلَيّا

أَنَّ شَوقي إِلَيكِ قاضٍ عَلَيّا

Know, O dearest thing to me,

Know, O most beloved thing to me,

that my longing for you is killing me.

That my longing for you has overcome me.

إِن قَضى اللَهُ لي إِلَيكِ رُجوعاً

إِن قَضى اللَهُ لي إِلَيكِ رُجوعاً

لا ذَكَرتُ الفِراقَ ما دُمتُ حَيّا

لا ذَكَرتُ الفِراقَ ما دُمتُ حَيّا

If God decrees my return to you,

If God decrees that I return to you,

I shall never recall parting as long as I live.

I will forget our parting as long as I live.

إِنَّ حَرَّ الفِراقِ أَنحَلَ جِسمي

إِنَّ حَرَّ الفِراقِ أَنحَلَ جِسمي

وَكَوى القَلبَ مِنكِ بِالشَوقِ كَيّا

وَكَوى القَلبَ مِنكِ بِالشَوقِ كَيّا

Indeed, the heat of parting has wasted my body

For the heat of our parting has wasted my body

and seared my heart with longing for you.

And my heart is bent with longing for you.