إلى متى لا تجف عيني

إلى متى لا تجف عيني

من دمع شوق ودمع بين

من دمع شوق ودمع بين

How long will my eye stay wet

How long will my eyes not dry

With tears of longing and tears of separation?

From tears of longing and tears of separation

ويدنو الحب من ربوعي

ويدنو الحب من ربوعي

واقتضى منه كل دين

واقتضى منه كل دين

And when will the beloved draw near my dwellings,

And love comes near to my meadows

And I claim from him every debt?

And takes from it every religion

يا نازح الدار كم صدود

يا نازح الدار كم صدود

زرني فقد حان حيني

زرني فقد حان حيني

O you whose dwelling is distant, how much estrangement!

O you who left the house, how much did you turn away

Visit me, for my appointed hour has come.

Visit me, for my time has come

وجد علي بطيب وصل

وجد علي بطيب وصل

يجلو عن القلب كل رين

يجلو عن القلب كل رين

And lavish sweet reunion upon me,

Show me affection with a good union

Clearing all rust from the heart.

That will clear every sadness from my heart

واعطف على واله كئيب

واعطف على واله كئيب

مكدر العيش من زمين

مكدر العيش من زمين

And show compassion to a distraught, sorrowful lover,

And have mercy on me, depressed and gloomy

Whose life has been embittered for a while.

With a life darkened for years

له دموع على خدود

له دموع على خدود

كأنها ماطر المزين

كأنها ماطر المزين

He has tears upon his cheeks,

My cheeks have tears

As though they were a little cloud's rain.

Like the rain pouring from clouds

يشتاق نجداً وأهل نجد

يشتاق نجداً وأهل نجد

وأين نجد منه وأين

وأين نجد منه وأين

He longs for Najd and the people of Najd,

I long for Najd and the people of Najd

And how far Najd is from him—how far!

But where is Najd from me and where am I from it

وجبال وهل رمال

وجبال وهل رمال

وهل ظباء بالرقمتين

وهل ظباء بالرقمتين

And mountains—and are there sands?

And the mountains and the sands

And are there gazelles at al-Raqmatayn?

And the oryx on the hills

وهل سبيل إلى خيام

وهل سبيل إلى خيام

بي الحجون ومروتين

بي الحجون ومروتين

And is there a way to tents

And is there a way to the tents

Between al-Hajun and Marwatayn [probable reading],

Between Al-Hajoun and Marwah

والبيت والركن واليمان

والبيت والركن واليمان

والحجر ثم السقايتين

والحجر ثم السقايتين

And to the House, the Corner, and al-Yaman,

And the house, and the corner, and Yemen

And the Stone, then the two watering places?

And the black stone, and then the two spouts

آه على بعدها وآه

آه على بعدها وآه

إذ عوقاني ديني وميني

إذ عوقاني ديني وميني

Ah, for their remoteness—ah!

Oh how remote it is, and oh

For my debt and my deceit have held me back.

When my religion and my oath prevented me

وقد سرى الضعف في جميعي

وقد سرى الضعف في جميعي

وصرت صبا كماتريني

وصرت صبا كماتريني

Weakness has spread through my whole being,

And weakness has spread through all of me

And I have become lovesick, as you see me.

And I became like two twisting fibers

والحمد للَه لست أشكو

والحمد للَه لست أشكو

إلى سواه شأني وشيني

إلى سواه شأني وشيني

And praise be to God: I do not complain

And praise be to Allah, I do not complain

To anyone but Him of my plight and my flaws.

To other than Him of my state and disgrace

فاللَه ربي واللَه حسبي

فاللَه ربي واللَه حسبي

وإن أكن قاصر اليدين

وإن أكن قاصر اليدين

For God is my Lord, and God is enough for me,

For Allah is my Lord and Allah is sufficient for me

Even if I am short of means.

Even if my hands fall short

فإن ظني به جميل

فإن ظني به جميل

سبحانه ملك الحزين

سبحانه ملك الحزين

For I expect goodness from Him—

For my assumption of Him is beautiful

Glory be to Him, Sovereign of the sorrowful.

Glory be to Him, King of the sorrowful

من خافه ورجاه يحظى

من خافه ورجاه يحظى

يوم المعاد بجنتين

يوم المعاد بجنتين

Whoever fears Him and hopes in Him will gain

Whoever fears Him and hopes in Him will be rewarded

Two gardens on the Day of Return.

On the Day of Judgement with two Gardens

تمت وصلوا على رسول

تمت وصلوا على رسول

أيد بالنصر في حنين

أيد بالنصر في حنين

It is complete; send blessings upon a Messenger

It is completed, send prayers upon the Messenger

Who was strengthened with victory at Hunayn:

Who was supported with victory at Hunayn

محمد سيد البرايا

محمد سيد البرايا

ابى البتول جد الحسين

ابى البتول جد الحسين

Muhammad, master of all creation,

Muhammad, master of creation

Father of al-Batul, grandfather of al-Husayn.

Father of the maiden, grandfather of Hussein