تحمَّلَ مَن حَياتي في يَديهِ

تحمَّلَ مَن حَياتي في يَديهِ

فوا أسَفي ويا شَوقي إليهِ

فوا أسَفي ويا شَوقي إليهِ

He who holds my life in his hands has departed.

He who held my life in his hands

Alas, my sorrow! And oh, my longing for him!

Alas for my longing and yearning for him

تعالى اللَه يا طوبى لعينٍ

تعالى اللَه يا طوبى لعينٍ

تمتَّعَ طرفُها من وجنتيهِ

تمتَّعَ طرفُها من وجنتيهِ

Exalted is God! How blessed is the eye

God bless the eyes

Whose gaze has delighted in his cheeks.

That could feast on his cheeks

كأنَّ البينَ كان يُحبُّ فجعي

كأنَّ البينَ كان يُحبُّ فجعي

به أو كانَ يحسدُني عليهِ

به أو كانَ يحسدُني عليهِ

As though parting loved my anguish

As if separation loved my anguish

Over him, or envied me for him.

Or envied me for having him

سأبكي ما أطاعَ الدمعُ عيني

سأبكي ما أطاعَ الدمعُ عيني

محاسنهُ وفترةَ مقلتيهِ

محاسنهُ وفترةَ مقلتيهِ

I shall weep, as long as tears obey my eye,

I will weep as long as my eyes obey me

For his charms and the languor of his eyes.

For his beauty and his languorous glances