يا جافِياً مُستَعجِلاً بِالقِلى

يا جافِياً مُستَعجِلاً بِالقِلى

لَم يَبقَ لي مِن بَعدِهِ باقِيَه

لَم يَبقَ لي مِن بَعدِهِ باقِيَه

O you who shun me, hastening to hatred,

O you who are hastening the boiling of the coffee,

After him, nothing remained for me.

Nothing remains for me after it but the grounds.

قَد كانَ لي فيما مَضى واصِلاً

قَد كانَ لي فيما مَضى واصِلاً

فَقَد دَهَتني عِندَهُ داهِيَه

فَقَد دَهَتني عِندَهُ داهِيَه

In days gone by, he kept his bond with me;

You used to be a constant visitor in the past,

Then a calamity befell me in his presence.

But now your forgetfulness has distanced you from me.

وَطالَما اِستَسقَيتُ مِن ريقِهِ

وَطالَما اِستَسقَيتُ مِن ريقِهِ

وَكَم لَهُ مِن زَورَةٍ خافِيَه

وَكَم لَهُ مِن زَورَةٍ خافِيَه

And how often I sought a drink from his saliva,

And many times I sipped from your saliva,

And how many secret visits he paid,

And how many hidden tricks you have!

وَغَمزَةٍ مِن كَفِّهِ كُلَّما

وَغَمزَةٍ مِن كَفِّهِ كُلَّما

صافَحتُهُ نافِعَةً شافِيَه

صافَحتُهُ نافِعَةً شافِيَه

And many a squeeze from his palm, whenever

And pinches from your hand whenever

I shook hands with him—beneficial and healing.

I shook your hand brought healing to me.

حُبُّكَ لي في سَقَمٍ دائِمٍ

حُبُّكَ لي في سَقَمٍ دائِمٍ

لَكِنَّ حُبّي لَكَ في عافِيَه

لَكِنَّ حُبّي لَكَ في عافِيَه

Your love for me is forever ailing,

Your love for me is during constant sickness,

But my love for you is in good health.

But my love for you is during wellness.