1. I yearn for you with endless longing
And sorrows that have crossed their bounds
١. لِيَ شَوق إِلَيكَ لا يَتناها
وَشُجون قَد جاوَزَت مُنتَهاها
2. O cousin I'd sacrifice myself for you from all harm
A free soul whose only possession is itself
٢. يا إِبن عَمي تَفديك مِن كُلِ سوءٍ
نَفس حُرّ ما في يَديهِ سِواها
3. If only I knew, now that longing has hurt me
Would a sigh help if I sighed?
٣. لَيتَ شِعري وَقَد أَضَرَّ بِيَ الشَو
ق اَتجدى آهٌ إِذا قُلت آها
4. Your smile used to console my worries
It was their echo, and you were their brilliance
٤. كُنتُ أَجلو عَن مُقلَتي بِمَحيا
ك صَداها وَكُنتَ أَنتَ ضِياها
5. But now, from your absence, it has wounded them
Their tears and its hatred betrayed them
٥. وَهِيَ اليَوم مِن فِراقَكَ قَد قَرّحها
دَمعَها وَخانَ كَراها
6. I don't see them calming after this
Until I see you, their wish
٦. لا أَراها تَقرُّ مِن بَعدِ هَذا
يامناها حَتّى أَراكَ تَراها
7. Nothing remains of my love since you left
Except its peak and its bloom
٧. لَم يُغادر مِن مُهجَتي الشَوق مُذ بَن
ت وَشَطَ المزار إِلّا زَهاها
8. I hoped for a letter from you my master
That would reach the echo of its call
٨. كُنتُ أَرجو عَلى البُعاد كِتاباً
مِنكَ يا سَيدي يبلُّ صَداها
9. My soul hoped for no one but you
To care for my affairs
٩. ما تَرجت نَفسي مِن الأَهل مَن يَع
ني بِشَأني إِلّا وَكُنتَ رَجاها
10. I won't be pleased if one day you fail
My hopes in you, their farthest aim
١٠. لَستُ أَرضى بِأَن تَخيب ظُنوني
فيكَ يَوماً وَأَنتَ أَقصى مُناها
11. I am folded in your hands, my Master
Fruit of its existence and its boughs
١١. أَنا مثن عَلى أَياديك مَولا
ي وَمثر مِن وُجودِها وَنَداها
12. And whenever I was content with your promise
I was base, though my love for you was loathing
١٢. وَمَتى ما رَضيتُ مِنكَ بِنذر
كُنت دوناً وَكانَ ودي كَراها