وَما في الأَرضِ أَشقى مِن مُحِبٍّ

وَما في الأَرضِ أَشقى مِن مُحِبٍّ

وَإِن وَجَدَ الهَوى حُلوَ المَذاقِ

وَإِن وَجَدَ الهَوى حُلوَ المَذاقِ

There is none on earth more wretched than a lover,

And none on earth is more wretched than a lover,

though he finds love sweet to the taste.

Even if he finds love sweet to the taste.

تَراهُ باكِياً في كُلِّ وَقتٍ

تَراهُ باكِياً في كُلِّ وَقتٍ

مَخافَةَ فُرقَةٍ أَو لِاِشتِياقِ

مَخافَةَ فُرقَةٍ أَو لِاِشتِياقِ

You see him weeping at every moment,

You see him weeping at every moment,

from fear of separation, or from longing.

For fear of separation or out of longing.

فَيَبكي إِن نَأى شَوقاً إِلَيهِم

فَيَبكي إِن نَأى شَوقاً إِلَيهِم

وَيَبكي إِن دَنَوا خَوفَ الفِراقِ

وَيَبكي إِن دَنَوا خَوفَ الفِراقِ

He weeps when they go far away, longing for them,

So he weeps if he is far away, yearning for them,

and weeps when they draw near, fearing separation.

And he weeps if they draw near, fearing separation.

فَتَسخنُ عَينُهُ عِندَ التَنائي

فَتَسخنُ عَينُهُ عِندَ التَنائي

وَتَسخنُ عَينُهُ عِندَ التَلاقي

وَتَسخنُ عَينُهُ عِندَ التَلاقي

His eye grows hot when they are apart,

So his eye grows hot when they are far apart,

and his eye grows hot when they meet.

And his eye grows hot when they meet.