قَد أُدرِكُ الحاجَةَ مَمنوعَةً

قَد أُدرِكُ الحاجَةَ مَمنوعَةً

وَتولَعُ النَفسُ بِما لا تَنال

وَتولَعُ النَفسُ بِما لا تَنال

I may attain a desire though it is withheld.

I realize my needs are forbidden

And the soul is enamored of what it cannot attain.

And my soul craves what I cannot attain

وَالهَمُّ ما أَمسَكتَهُ في الحَشا

وَالهَمُّ ما أَمسَكتَهُ في الحَشا

داءٌ وَبَعضُ الداءِ لا يُستَقال

داءٌ وَبَعضُ الداءِ لا يُستَقال

And sorrow, as long as you keep it within your breast,

The worry I contain within my bosom

is a disease—and some disease cannot be cured.

Is an illness, and some illness cannot be cured

فَاِحتَمِلِ الهَمَّ عَلى عاتِقٍ

فَاِحتَمِلِ الهَمَّ عَلى عاتِقٍ

إِن لَم تُساعِفكَ العَلَندى الجُلال

إِن لَم تُساعِفكَ العَلَندى الجُلال

So bear sorrow upon your shoulder,

So bear the worry upon your shoulders

if the mighty, sturdy camel does not aid you.

If the mighty kings do not assist you