ضَمانٌ أَن يُكَنَّفَ مُذ تَوَلّى

ضَمانٌ أَن يُكَنَّفَ مُذ تَوَلّى

وَقَلبي مِن تَذَكُّرِهِ مَريضُ

وَقَلبي مِن تَذَكُّرِهِ مَريضُ

A pledge that he be sheltered, since he turned away;

Since he turned away has been my guarantee

and my heart is sick from remembering him.

And my heart is sick remembering him

ضَنيتُ وَكَيفَ لا يَضنى مُحِبٌّ

ضَنيتُ وَكَيفَ لا يَضنى مُحِبٌّ

يُشَرِّدُ نَومَهُ دَمعٌ يَفيضُ

يُشَرِّدُ نَومَهُ دَمعٌ يَفيضُ

I have wasted away—and how could a lover not waste away,

I pine, how could a lover not

whose sleep is driven off by overflowing tears?

His sleep is scattered by overflowing tears

ضَميري مَرتَعُ الأَحزانِ دَهري

ضَميري مَرتَعُ الأَحزانِ دَهري

وَطَرفي عَن سِوى سَكَني غَضيضُ

وَطَرفي عَن سِوى سَكَني غَضيضُ

My soul is a pasture for sorrows throughout my life,

My conscience is the pasture of sorrows

and my gaze is averted from all but my beloved.

And my eye turns from any abode resentfully

ضِرامُ الشَوقِ في أَثناءِ قَلبي

ضِرامُ الشَوقِ في أَثناءِ قَلبي

وَبَينَ جَوانِحي جَمرٌ قَضيضُ

وَبَينَ جَوانِحي جَمرٌ قَضيضُ

The blaze of longing is in the folds of my heart,

Yearning's embers amongst my heart

and between my ribs are shattered embers.

And between my ribs a blazing coal