لِي سَقامٌ مُواصِلُ

لِي سَقامٌ مُواصِلُ

وَدُمُوعٌ هَوَامِلُ

وَدُمُوعٌ هَوَامِلُ

I have an unceasing sickness,

I have lasting sickness,

And tears that flow freely,

And tears that flow,

وَفُؤادٌ مُبَلْبَلٌ

وَفُؤادٌ مُبَلْبَلٌ

بَلْبَلَتْهُ البَلابِلُ

بَلْبَلَتْهُ البَلابِلُ

And a heart in turmoil,

A heart confused -

Which sorrows have unsettled.

The nightingales confused it.

أَدْمُعي قَدْ تَزَاوَجَتْ

أَدْمُعي قَدْ تَزَاوَجَتْ

وَالأَماني أَرَامِلُ

وَالأَماني أَرَامِلُ

My tears have paired off,

My tears are joined together,

And hopes are widows.

My hopes are widows.

وَحَبِيبِي مُعَذِّبٌ

وَحَبِيبِي مُعَذِّبٌ

لِيَ بِالهَجْرِ قَاتِلُ

لِيَ بِالهَجْرِ قَاتِلُ

And my beloved is a tormentor,

And my lover tortures me

Killing me through abandonment.

With his deadly abandonment.