ما غِبتَ عَن قَلبي فَدَيتُكَ لَحظَةً

ما غِبتَ عَن قَلبي فَدَيتُكَ لَحظَةً

وَكَفى بِقَلبِكَ لي بِذاك شَهيدا

وَكَفى بِقَلبِكَ لي بِذاك شَهيدا

You have not left my heart for a moment—may I be your ransom.

You were never absent from my heart, I swear

And your heart is witness enough for me to that.

And your heart bore witness to that

لَكِنَّ حَظَّ العَينِ مِنكَ فَقَدتُهُ

لَكِنَّ حَظَّ العَينِ مِنكَ فَقَدتُهُ

فَالشَوقُ مِنّي لا يَزالُ جَديدا

فَالشَوقُ مِنّي لا يَزالُ جَديدا

But I have lost my eye’s share of you,

But it was my eyes that lost their share of you

So my longing remains ever new.

And so my longing is forever new