رَوَّعَ بَالِي وَهَاجَ بَلْبَالِي

رَوَّعَ بَالِي وَهَاجَ بَلْبَالِي

وَسَامَنِي الثَّكْلَ بَعْدَ إقْبَالِ

وَسَامَنِي الثَّكْلَ بَعْدَ إقْبَالِ

It shook my mind and stirred my anguish,

My mind was troubled and my thoughts were disturbed,

And burdened me with bereavement after good fortune.

And I was afflicted by grief after joy.

ذَخِيرَتِي حِينَ خَانَنِي زَمَنِي

ذَخِيرَتِي حِينَ خَانَنِي زَمَنِي

وَعُدَّتِي فِي اشْتِدَادِ أَهْوَالِ

وَعُدَّتِي فِي اشْتِدَادِ أَهْوَالِ

My treasure when my times betrayed me,

My provisions betrayed me when my time turned against me,

And my mainstay when terrors grew fierce.

And my supplies in the midst of terrible tribulations.

حَفَرَتُ فِي دَارِيَ الضَّرِيحَ لَهَا

حَفَرَتُ فِي دَارِيَ الضَّرِيحَ لَهَا

تَعَلُّلاً بِالْمُحَالِ فِي الْحَالِ

تَعَلُّلاً بِالْمُحَالِ فِي الْحَالِ

I dug her tomb within my home,

I dug a tomb in my house for her,

Seeking solace in the impossible for the moment,

Feigning the impossible at the time.

وَغِبْطَةً تُوهِمُ الْمُقَامَ مَعِي

وَغِبْطَةً تُوهِمُ الْمُقَامَ مَعِي

وَكَيْفَ لِي بَعْدَهَا بِإِمْهَالِ

وَكَيْفَ لِي بَعْدَهَا بِإِمْهَالِ

And a joy that makes her seem to remain with me.

And a coveted illusion of her presence with me,

And how can I have any reprieve after her?

When can I ever stall after her?

سَقَى الْحَيَا قَبْرَك الْغَرِيبَ وَلاَ

سَقَى الْحَيَا قَبْرَك الْغَرِيبَ وَلاَ

زَالَ مُنَاخَاً لِكلِّ هَطَّالِ

زَالَ مُنَاخَاً لِكلِّ هَطَّالِ

May rain water your grave in a foreign land, and may it never

Her lonely grave was watered with life,

Cease to be a resting place for every pouring raincloud.

Remaining a refuge for every outcast.

قّدْ كُنْتِ مَالِي لَمَّا اقْتَضَى زَمَنِي

قّدْ كُنْتِ مَالِي لَمَّا اقْتَضَى زَمَنِي

ذَهَابَ مَالِي وَكُنْتِ آمَالِي

ذَهَابَ مَالِي وَكُنْتِ آمَالِي

You were indeed my wealth when my times demanded

You were my wealth when my time required,

The loss of my wealth, and you were my hopes.

The loss of my money, and you were my hopes.

اَمَّا وَقَدْ غَابَ فِي تُرَابِ سَلاَ

اَمَّا وَقَدْ غَابَ فِي تُرَابِ سَلاَ

وَجْهُكِ عَنِّي فَلَسْتُ بِالسَّالِي

وَجْهُكِ عَنِّي فَلَسْتُ بِالسَّالِي

Now that, in Salé's soil, there has vanished

But now that your face has disappeared into the dust of Sala,

Your face from me, I am not one to forget.

I can no longer question.

وَاللَّهِ حُزْنِي لاَ كَانَ بَعْدُ عَلَى

وَاللَّهِ حُزْنِي لاَ كَانَ بَعْدُ عَلَى

ذَاكَ الشَّبَابِ الْجَدِيدِ بِالْبَالِي

ذَاكَ الشَّبَابِ الْجَدِيدِ بِالْبَالِي

By God, may my grief never, henceforth, for

By God, my sadness was not over

That fresh youth, grow threadbare.

That fresh youth in affliction.

فَانْتَظِرِينِي فالشَّوقُ يُقْلِقُنِي

فَانْتَظِرِينِي فالشَّوقُ يُقْلِقُنِي

وَيَقْتَضِي سُرَعَتِي وَإِعْجَالِي

وَيَقْتَضِي سُرَعَتِي وَإِعْجَالِي

So wait for me, for longing makes me restless,

So wait for me, for yearning keeps me awake

And demands my swiftness and my haste.

And prompts my haste and urgency.

وَمَهِّدِي لِي لَدَيْكِ مُضْطَجَعَاً

وَمَهِّدِي لِي لَدَيْكِ مُضْطَجَعَاً

فَعَنْ قَرِيبٍ يَكُونُ تَرْحَالِي

فَعَنْ قَرِيبٍ يَكُونُ تَرْحَالِي

And prepare a resting place for me beside you,

And prepare for me a resting place by your side,

For soon will come my departure.

For soon will be my travel.

وَاسْمُكِ مَقْلُوبُهُ يُبَيِّنُ لِي

وَاسْمُكِ مَقْلُوبُهُ يُبَيِّنُ لِي

مَآلَ أَمْرِي فِي مَعْرِضِ الْفَالِ

مَآلَ أَمْرِي فِي مَعْرِضِ الْفَالِ

And your name, read backward, reveals to me

And your name reversed reveals to me

The end of my course, in the guise of an omen.

The outcome of my affair in the context of fate.