أَسْتَوْدِعُ الرحمنَ مُسْتَوْدَعِي

أَسْتَوْدِعُ الرحمنَ مُسْتَوْدَعِي

شَوْقاً كَمِثْلِ النَّارِ في أَضْلُعِي

شَوْقاً كَمِثْلِ النَّارِ في أَضْلُعِي

I entrust to the Most Merciful the one I leave behind,

I entrust my secret love to the Most Merciful

with longing like fire within my ribs.

With a yearning like fire burning in my ribs

أَتْرُكُ مَنْ أَهْوَى وأَمْضِي كَذَا

أَتْرُكُ مَنْ أَهْوَى وأَمْضِي كَذَا

واللهِ ما أَمْضِي وقَلْبِي مَعِي

واللهِ ما أَمْضِي وقَلْبِي مَعِي

I leave the one I love and depart thus;

I leave the one I love and go on

and by God, I depart without my heart.

By God I do not go, my heart remains

ولا نَأَى شَخْصُكَ عن ناظِرِي

ولا نَأَى شَخْصُكَ عن ناظِرِي

حِيْناً ولا نُطْقُكَ عن مَسْمَعِي

حِيْناً ولا نُطْقُكَ عن مَسْمَعِي

Nor has your form strayed from my sight

Your image never leaves my sight

for a moment, nor your speech from my hearing.

Nor your voice my hearing