يا فَارِغاً قَدْ أَطالَ شُغْلِي

يا فَارِغاً قَدْ أَطالَ شُغْلِي

كُلَّكَ يَهْوى هَواهُ كُلِّي

كُلَّكَ يَهْوى هَواهُ كُلِّي

O carefree one who has prolonged my cares,

O vacant one, though my work has wearied me

All of me loves loving all of you.

Each part of me loves its counterpart in you

إِذا تَكَرَّهْتَنِي مُحِبّاً

إِذا تَكَرَّهْتَنِي مُحِبّاً

فَدُلَّ قَلْبي عَلَى التَّسَلِّي

فَدُلَّ قَلْبي عَلَى التَّسَلِّي

If you dislike me as a lover,

If you grow tired of my love

Then guide my heart to solace.

Guide my heart toward consolation

بِما بِقَلْبي عَلَيْكَ جُدْ لِي

بِما بِقَلْبي عَلَيْكَ جُدْ لِي

بِهَجْرِ هَجْرِي وَوَصْلِ وَصْلِي

بِهَجْرِ هَجْرِي وَوَصْلِ وَصْلِي

By what is in my heart, I implore you: be generous to me,

With what is in my heart for you, be earnest

By forsaking my abandonment and sustaining my union with you.

With my estrangement and union, my separation and communion