حَمَّلتِ نَفْسِي مَا تَنُوءُ بهِ كَما

حَمَّلتِ نَفْسِي مَا تَنُوءُ بهِ كَما

مَزَّقتِنِي بالحُبِّ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقِ

مَزَّقتِنِي بالحُبِّ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقِ

You burdened my soul with a load it staggers under, just as

I burdened my soul with love that weighed upon it

You tore me utterly to shreds with love.

As you tore me apart, all torn pieces

فاسْودَّ مِن طولِ التذكُّرِ مُضْمَرِي

فاسْودَّ مِن طولِ التذكُّرِ مُضْمَرِي

وابيَض مِنْ هَوْلِ التَّفرُّقِ مَفْرقي

وابيَض مِنْ هَوْلِ التَّفرُّقِ مَفْرقي

So my inner self grew black from long remembrance,

So my thoughts grew dark remembering your absence

And the parting of my hair grew white from the terror of separation.

And my being turned pale fearing our parting