1. ألفَ المضنى الشجونا

    وارتضى الأحزان دينا

    The love-worn one grew accustomed to sorrows,

    And embraced grief as his creed.

  2. فوق صفح الوجنتين

    أهمل الدمع الهتونا

    Across the surface of his cheeks,

    He let copious tears fall.

  3. يقطعُ الأيّام حزنا

    وبكاء وعويلا

    He passes his days in sorrow,

    And weeping and wailing.

  4. فارحمو صبّا معَنّى

    قلبُهُ يذكى غليلا

    So have mercy on a tormented lover,

    Whose heart blazes with burning longing.

  5. ملهب الأحشاء مضنى

    بالنوى أضحى عليلا

    With innards aflame, he is worn out,

    Through separation he has grown ill.

  6. ذاب شوقا وحنينا

    وسقاماً وأنينا

    He melted with longing and yearning,

    And with sickness and groaning.

  7. يا له من حلف بين

    يرتضى فيك المنونا

    Ah, what a sworn ally of separation,

    Who gladly accepts death for your sake!

  8. أترى عهداً تقضّى

    منكم لي هل يعودُ

    Do you think a bygone pledge

    From you to me will ever return?

  9. فمتى عنى ترضى

    قد برى جسمي الصدود

    So when will you be pleased with me?

    Rejection has wasted my body away.

  10. لم أطق واللَه نهضا

    فبحَقّ الحبَ جودوا

    I could not rise, by God.

    So, for love's sake, be generous.

  11. وارحموا صبا مهينا

    كم شكا البين سنينا

    And have mercy on an abased lover.

    How many years he has lamented separation!

  12. وشئون المقلَتَينِ

    تسكُبُ الدمع المعينا

    And the tear ducts of his eyes

    Pour forth a flowing stream of tears.

  13. قد ذوى غصن شبابي

    ومضى عمري ووَلّى

    The branch of my youth has withered.

    And my life has passed and fled.

  14. آن لي وقت الإيابِ

    كم أمنى النفس جهلا

    The time has come for me to return.

    How often, in ignorance, I fill my soul with hopes!

  15. هذه عرس المتاب

    في قبابِ الوصلِ تجلى

    This is the bride of repentance,

    Unveiled within the domes of union.

  16. حسّنوا فيها الظنونا

    وادخلوها آمنينا

    Hold good expectations there,

    And enter them in safety.

  17. قد غفرنا كلّ مينِ

    وعفَونا ورضينا

    We have forgiven every falsehood,

    And we have pardoned and are well pleased.

  18. نحو هانيك الربوع

    فاجهدوا كدّ الحمول

    Toward those abodes,

    So strive to drive the laden mounts onward.

  19. وإلى قبر الشفيع

    فاعملوا سير الرحيل

    And toward the Intercessor's tomb,

    So undertake the journey of departure.

  20. إن تكُنِ خلّي مطيعي

    يمّمَن خيرَ رسولِ

    If, my friend, you are obedient to me,

    Make for the best of messengers.

  21. كن لي يا ربّ معينا

    وصلِ الصب الحَزينا

    Be my helper, O Lord,

    And grant union to the sorrowful lover,

  22. قبل أن يحين حيني

    وأرى الموت يقينا

    Before my appointed hour arrives,

    And I behold death with certainty.

  23. نمّ ريحانُ التدانى

    وسرَت ريح الوصالِ

    The basil of nearness has given forth its scent,

    And the breeze of union has wafted by.

  24. قد صفا وردُ الأماني

    فانتهض إلى المعالي

    The draught of hopes has grown clear,

    So rise toward noble heights.

  25. صاح كم هذا التوانى

    فاستمع عذبَ المقال

    Friend, how long will this delay last?

    So listen to the sweetness of speech:

  26. قد بلينا وابتلينا

    واش يقول الناس فينا

    We have been worn down and put to the test.

    And what are people saying about us?

  27. قم بنا يا نور عيني

    نجعل الشك يقينا

    Rise with us, O light of my eye,

    We shall turn doubt into certainty.