لقد مزق الشوق قلبي الوفي

لقد مزق الشوق قلبي الوفي

وسح لأجلك دمعي العصي

وسح لأجلك دمعي العصي

Indeed, longing has torn my faithful heart apart.

My faithful heart was torn by yearning

And my stubborn tears poured forth for your sake.

And my defiant tears flowed for your sake

سعدت بقربك يا صاحبي

سعدت بقربك يا صاحبي

وقد صرت مذ بت عني شقي

وقد صرت مذ بت عني شقي

I was happy in your nearness, my friend.

I was glad to be near you, my friend

And since you have been away from me, I have become wretched.

Since you left me, I have been miserable

كأن لا هناء بغير اتصا

كأن لا هناء بغير اتصا

ل قلبي الصفي بقلب صفي

ل قلبي الصفي بقلب صفي

As though there were no joy without the union

It seems there is no joy without your company

of my pure heart with a pure heart.

My pure heart for a pure heart

كأني وحالي على ما أرى

كأني وحالي على ما أرى

أعيش لغيري عيش السبي

أعيش لغيري عيش السبي

As though I, in the state I see myself in,

It seems to me and my state as I see

were living for another, a captive's life.

That I live for others like a captive

ملكت بلطفك يا صاحبي

ملكت بلطفك يا صاحبي

أعنة قلبي الشقي الأبي

أعنة قلبي الشقي الأبي

Through your kindness, my friend, you took hold

You won my heart, my friend

of the reins of my wretched, proud heart.

With your kindness, my miserable, stubborn heart

وعلمتني الحب في الله بل

وعلمتني الحب في الله بل

وأنطقتني بالقريض الطلي

وأنطقتني بالقريض الطلي

And you taught me love for God's sake—nay, more—

And taught me to love in God

and made me speak in graceful verse.

And made me speak with eloquent poetry

ولم تطلب النفس من بعدكم

ولم تطلب النفس من بعدكم

ولا ظفرت بالخليل الوفي

ولا ظفرت بالخليل الوفي

And after you, my soul has neither sought

After you, the soul did not seek

nor found a faithful companion.

Or find the faithful friend

سلام على زمن قد مضى

سلام على زمن قد مضى

كحلم نعمنا به في عشي

كحلم نعمنا به في عشي

Peace be upon a time now past,

Peace on the time that has passed

like a dream we enjoyed one evening,

Like a dream we lived in one evening

بشوش كوجهك يا صاحبي

بشوش كوجهك يا صاحبي

نقي كنفسك سهل رضي

نقي كنفسك سهل رضي

smiling like your face, my friend,

As bright as your face, my friend

pure as your soul, gentle and pleasing.

As pure as your soul, easy, pleased

عذوبته لم تزل سلوتي

عذوبته لم تزل سلوتي

وإن كان فيها هلاكي البطي

وإن كان فيها هلاكي البطي

Its sweetness is still my solace,

Its sweetness has always been my solace

even if within it lies my slow death.

Even if it caused my ruin

قضيناه عهداً على طوله

قضيناه عهداً على طوله

ونحن بعيدان عن كل غي

ونحن بعيدان عن كل غي

We passed that span of time, long though it was,

We spent it as an era in its length

while we were both far from every wrong.

While we were far from everything

أعباس هل أنت لا زلت لي

أعباس هل أنت لا زلت لي

وعندك مما أقاسيه شي

وعندك مما أقاسيه شي

O Abbas, are you still mine,

Frowner! Are you still mine?

and have you some of what I endure?

And with you is some of what I suffer?

أنا لا أشك بأن الذي

أنا لا أشك بأن الذي

بقلبي وقلبك سيان أي

بقلبي وقلبك سيان أي

I do not doubt that what

I do not doubt that what is

is in my heart and yours is the same—O

In my heart and your heart is the same

رسول من القلب للقلب ما

رسول من القلب للقلب ما

لديك من الشوق حتما لدي

لديك من الشوق حتما لدي

messenger from heart to heart, whatever

A messenger from the heart to the heart

longing you have, I surely have too.

Surely has what you have of longing