1. I've wasted away from the pain of longing,
So hurry, my heart, and join the rest.
١. قَد ذِبتُ مِن أَلَم الجَوى
فَاِستَبقِ بِعضكَ يا فُؤاد
2. Know that when you're gone, you'll not
Return, once expired, to be restored.
٢. وَاِعلَم بِأَنَكَ لا تَر
د إِذا فَنيت وَلا تُعاد
3. My darling's apparition, though they
Had relented, would not relent the rigors.
٣. يَخلو بِطَيف لَو بِهِ
سَمَحوا لَما سَمَحَ السُهاد
4. He who's denied what he craves
Is vexed by affection itself.
٤. وَمَمنع مِما يَتيهُ
يَكاد يغضبهُ الوِداد
5. I swear, if the masses heard his words,
The very rocks would dance.
٥. أَقسَمت لَو سَمَعَ الجَما
د حَديثُهُ رَقَص الجَماد
6. He said, "My love, rain down on me
Misfortunes of passion"—so goodbye, reason!
٦. حَبيبهِ انزل بي جُنو
ن الحُب فَاِرتَحل الرَشاد
7. How wretched to love a lightning flash
That scarcely exists before it fades.
٧. وَمِن الشَقاوَة حُب قا
سٍ لا بَرق وَلا يَكاد
8. My master, relieve me of rejection
And distance and banishment.
٨. مَولايَ برَّح بي الجَفا
وَالصَد عَني وَالبُعاد
9. For my tears are always my wine,
And embers forever my bed.
٩. فَالدَمع وَردي دائِماً
وَالجَمر لِي أَبَداً مهاد
10. Who will grant me patience or
Dissuade me from you, to no avail?
١٠. مَن لي بِصَبر وَالنَصي
ر عَنكَ ما لا يُستَفاد