لَجّ الفُؤادُ فَما عَسى أَن يَصنَعا

لَجّ الفُؤادُ فَما عَسى أَن يَصنَعا

وَلَقَد نُصحتُ فَلَم أَرِد أَن أَسمَعا

وَلَقَد نُصحتُ فَلَم أَرِد أَن أَسمَعا

The heart is obstinate—what can it do?

My heart is filled with passion, what can I do?

I was indeed advised, yet did not wish to listen.

I've been advised yet I did not want to listen.

أَسفي أَوَدُّ وَلا أَوَدُّ وَأغتَدي

أَسفي أَوَدُّ وَلا أَوَدُّ وَأغتَدي

وَأَروحُ أحفَظُ عَهدَ مَن قَد ضَيَّعا

وَأَروحُ أحفَظُ عَهدَ مَن قَد ضَيَّعا

Alas! I love but am not loved; I go forth in the morning

I wander aimlessly, loving and not loving,

and return in the evening, keeping faith with one who has broken it.

While honoring those who betrayed their word.

ما كانَ ظَنّي أن أَجودَ بِمُهجَتي

ما كانَ ظَنّي أن أَجودَ بِمُهجَتي

حُبّا وَأقنَعَ بِالسَلامِ فأمنَعا

حُبّا وَأقنَعَ بِالسَلامِ فأمنَعا

I never thought I would give my life's blood

I never thought I'd be so generous with my love,

out of love, settle for a greeting, only to be denied it.

Or be content with greetings, yet deny more.

يا هاجرينَ قَد اشتَفَيتُم فارفَقوا

يا هاجرينَ قَد اشتَفَيتُم فارفَقوا

وَهَبوا لِعَثرَةِ عاشِقٍ لَكُم لعا

وَهَبوا لِعَثرَةِ عاشِقٍ لَكُم لعا

O you who forsake me, you have had your satisfaction; be gentle,

Oh you who fled, quench your thirst gently,

and offer a lover stumbling for love of you a 'Rise again!'

Forgive a lover's stumble in your name.

رُدّوا بِرَدِّكُمُ السَلامَ حُشاشَةً

رُدّوا بِرَدِّكُمُ السَلامَ حُشاشَةً

لَم تَبقَ لَولا أَنَّ فيكُمُ مَطمَعا

لَم تَبقَ لَولا أَنَّ فيكُمُ مَطمَعا

Restore, by returning the greeting, a remnant of life

Answer my greetings with kindness,

that would not have survived had there been no hope in you.

If I persist, it is only because I still have hope.