يَا سَيِّدِي كَمْ ذا البِعَا

يَا سَيِّدِي كَمْ ذا البِعَا

دُ أَمَا لَهُ يَوْماً دُنُوُّ

دُ أَمَا لَهُ يَوْماً دُنُوُّ

O my master, how long this separation?

O my master, how long will this separation be?

Will it not one day give way to nearness?

Will it not have a day of nearness?

أَغْرَيْتَ قَلْبي بِالغَرا

أَغْرَيْتَ قَلْبي بِالغَرا

مِ فَما لَهُ مِنْهُ سُلُوُّ

مِ فَما لَهُ مِنْهُ سُلُوُّ

You enticed my heart into passion,

You have seduced my heart with love,

so it finds no release from it.

Yet it has no solace from it.

أَهْبَطْتَ قَلْبِي بَعْدَ ما

أَهْبَطْتَ قَلْبِي بَعْدَ ما

أَعْلى مَرَاتِبَهُ العُلُوُّ

أَعْلى مَرَاتِبَهُ العُلُوُّ

You brought my heart low, after

You have brought down my heart after

loftiness had raised its ranks.

It had reached the highest levels.

فَرَأى صَدِيقي شَيْنَهُ

فَرَأى صَدِيقي شَيْنَهُ

وَرَأى مَسَرَّتَهُ العَدُوُّ

وَرَأى مَسَرَّتَهُ العَدُوُّ

So my friend saw its disgrace,

So my friend saw its disgrace,

and the enemy saw his own delight.

And my enemy saw its joy.