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My patience is exhausted

قد عيل صبري

1. My patience is exhausted
And my secret is revealed

١. قد عِيلَ صَبْرِي
وبانَ سِرِّي الْمَصُون

2. What was never apparent
My eyelids can no longer conceal

٢. ما هُوْ ظاهِرْ
أبَداً هُ واهِي الْجُفُون

3. Is there a cure for my love
And its chronic illness?

٣. هَلْ لِهَيَامِي
ودَائِه مِن دَوَا

4. It struck me, its archer,
With the arrow of passion

٤. رَمانِي رامِي
بِسْهم قَوْسِ النَّوَى

5. Leave my blame -
My body is weak

٥. خَلُّوا مَلامِي
فالجِسْم واهِي الْقُوَى

6. And tears flow
From all my eyes

٦. والدَّمْعِ يَجْرِي
مِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنِ عُيُون

7. From an eye that's awake
Kept sleepless by sorrows

٧. مِنْ طَرْفِ ساهِرْ
قد اسْهَرَتْهُ والشُّجُون

8. I and my heart
Are with misfortune and calamities

٨. أنَا وقَلْبي
مَعَ الْمُنَى والْخُطُوب

9. In the fire of my turmoil
My heart melts away

٩. في نارِ حَرْبي
الْقَلْبُ مِنْهَا يَذُوب

10. My God, my Lord
Why do hearts suffer so?

١٠. اللهُ رَبِّي
ماذَا تُقَاسِي الْقُلُوب

11. Each free soul
Speaks what does not diminish

١١. فَكُلُّ حُرِّ
يقولْ مالاَ يَهُون

12. To Him belong the ends
He brings calm after the storm

١٢. لَهُ الأواخِرْ
فيَرْعَوِي للسُّكُونْ

13. Oh Lord, how much
Time has passed for us

١٣. لله كَم قَد
مَرَّ لَنَا مِنْ زَمان

14. A life made smooth
And our days were safe

١٤. عَيْشٌ مُمَهَّدْ
وَوَقْتُنا في أمانْ

15. If only it could last
It would be something good

١٥. فَلَوْ يُخَلَّدْ
كان يكُون شَيْ حَسَانْ

16. How much did I indulge
In the horses of passion and arts

١٦. كَمْ كُنْتُ أُجْرِي
خَيْلَ الْهَوَى في فُنُون

17. And time was a supporter
Helping the carefree

١٧. والدَّهْرُ ناصِرْ
مُساعِدٌ لاَخؤُونْ

18. Oh my grave, wait
Patiently for what has come

١٨. يا قَبي مَهْلاَ
صَبْراً لِمَا قد أتَى

19. Patience is best
When the young man's tether is tight

١٩. فالصَّبْرُ أوْلَى
إِن ضاقَ ذَرْعُ الْفَتَى

20. And it was said in words
To stand firm however matters go

٢٠. وغَنَّ قَوْلاً
قد قِيلَ كَيْ تَثْبُتَا

21. Oh, if only I knew
If God reversed expectations

٢١. يا لَيْتَ شِعْرِي
إِنْ خالَفَ اللهُ الظُّنُون

22. Would I stay patient
With what God ordains?

٢٢. تَرَانِي صابِرْ
ما قَدَّرَ اللهْ يَكُونْ