أطوِى الزِّيارَةَ عنكَ مَعْ

أطوِى الزِّيارَةَ عنكَ مَعْ

شَوقي وحَمْلي عنكَ كُلّي

شَوقي وحَمْلي عنكَ كُلّي

I forgo visiting you, despite

I end my visit though

my longing, and draw my whole self away from you.

My yearning and all I bear for you

وَأَنا السِّراجُ ومَنْ يُحِ

وَأَنا السِّراجُ ومَنْ يُحِ

سُّ الرِّيحَ في الأَقوامِ مِثلي

سُّ الرِّيحَ في الأَقوامِ مِثلي

And I am al-Siraj—the lamp—and who feels

And I'm the lamp, and who can help

the wind among people as I do?

The wind among the people like me