يفنى الزمان ومحنتي

يفنى الزمان ومحنتي

بكِ كل يوم فِي زياده

بكِ كل يوم فِي زياده

Time passes away, and my torment

Time passes and my torment

because of you increases every day.

for you grows each day

بالغت فِي طلبي وصا

بالغت فِي طلبي وصا

لَكَ لو تواتيني السعادهْ

لَكَ لو تواتيني السعادهْ

I have gone to great lengths in seeking union

I have gone to extremes in my pleas

with you—if only good fortune would favor me.

if only happiness would come to me

تنأى وتدنو دائماً

تنأى وتدنو دائماً

لَمْ ينتظم لي فيك عادهْ

لَمْ ينتظم لي فيك عادهْ

You are always drawing away and drawing near;

You keep your distance yet stay near

I have found no steady pattern in you.

no habit has formed between us

أفنيت عمري فِي الجها

أفنيت عمري فِي الجها

د وأرتجي فيك الشهادهْ

د وأرتجي فيك الشهادهْ

I have spent my life in struggle,

I have spent my life striving

and hope for martyrdom for your sake.

and for you I await martyrdom