1. فؤادي أشجاه

    بعادك عني

    My heart is saddened

    by your distance from me.

  2. مناي لقاكا

    وأمني رضاكا

    My wish is to meet you,

    and my safety lies in your approval.

  3. فليس سواكا

    ومن كنت مولاه

    For there is none but you;

    and whoever has you as his protector

  4. يفوز بأمن

    بحقك كن لي

    wins security.

    By your own right, stand by me,

  5. وصل بك حبلى

    وارحم فيك ذلي

    and bind my cord to you,

    and pity my abasement for your sake.

  6. فدمعي أجراه

    على الخد حزني

    So my tears have been made to flow

    down my cheek by my sorrow.

  7. بعادك حتفى

    وقربك يطفى

    Your distance is my death;

    and your nearness quenches

  8. غليلي ويشفى

    وجسمي أضناه

    my burning thirst and heals.

    And my body has been worn down

  9. موالاة بيني

    عساك بقرب

    by my unending separation.

    May you, through nearness,

  10. تؤمن سربي

    فحسبي حسبي

    grant me safety.

    So enough for me, enough for me,

  11. وصال به تاه

    من للقرب تدنى

    is a union that has enraptured

    whoever has drawn near.

  12. لطيبة فارحل

    وزر خير مرسل

    Then journey to Tayba,

    and visit the best of messengers.

  13. ودع من تغزل

    واش بحبك اللَه

    And leave the one who sang of love;

    tell God of your love,

  14. يا حبيبي يا ابني

    O my beloved, O my son.