يا بديع الجمال

يا بديع الجمال

وجميل الخصال

وجميل الخصال

O wondrous in beauty,

O beautiful one, so fair

And lovely in character,

With virtues beyond compare

في فؤادي نصال

في فؤادي نصال

لتمادي الوصال

لتمادي الوصال

In my heart are blades,

In my heart pangs of despair

Because of prolonged union.

For this estrangement I can't bear

يا حبيبي كفى

يا حبيبي كفى

منك هذا الجفا

منك هذا الجفا

O my beloved, enough

My darling, enough, I say

Of this coldness from you!

Of your coldness day by day

رَبع صبري عفا

رَبع صبري عفا

وعذولي اشتفا

وعذولي اشتفا

My patience’s dwelling has faded away,

What remains of my forbearance fades away

And my reproacher has found satisfaction.

And my patience eaten away

يا تُرى لي ودود

يا تُرى لي ودود

بريّا من الخدود

بريّا من الخدود

I wonder—will I have a loving companion,

I wonder, will you to me, ever be loving and good

With fragrance from the cheeks,

With cheeks so rosy and bright

وتُوافى العهود

وتُوافى العهود

ووصالي بعود

ووصالي بعود

And will the pledges be fulfilled,

And keep faithful your plighted troth

And my union be renewed?

With the joy of reunion's light