من كان يشجي بحبٍ ما له سبب

من كان يشجي بحبٍ ما له سبب

فإن عندي لما أشجى به سبب

فإن عندي لما أشجى به سبب

Whoever is anguished by a love without a cause,

He who loves without cause tires himself out;

I indeed have a cause for what anguishes me.

Unlike me, for my love there is a reason.

حبيه طبعٌ لنفسي لا يغيره

حبيه طبعٌ لنفسي لا يغيره

كر الليالي ولا تودي به الحقب

كر الليالي ولا تودي به الحقب

My love for him is innate to my soul; it is not changed

My love for him is innate, time won't change it;

by the turning of nights, nor do the ages destroy it.

No matter how long the nights, this love remains.

إن كان لا بد للعشاق من عطبٍ

إن كان لا بد للعشاق من عطبٍ

ففي هوى مثله يستغنم العطب

ففي هوى مثله يستغنم العطب

If lovers have no escape from ruin,

If lovers are destined to face hardship,

then in loving one like him, ruin is counted a gain.

Then for a love like mine, such pain's a gain.