أمَّا فُؤادي فلهُ

أمَّا فُؤادي فلهُ

فليتهُ علَّله

فليتهُ علَّله

As for my heart, it is his;

My heart, though ill, still dreams -

if only he would soothe it.

Would that it gained what it yearns!

أوليتهُ أدركَ بال

أوليتهُ أدركَ بال

إِحسان ما أمَّلهُ

إِحسان ما أمَّلهُ

Or would that he attained, through

Would that it knew in full

kindness, what he hoped for.

The kindness for which it burns!

أوليتهُ يدركُ مِن

أوليتهُ يدركُ مِن

قلبيَ ما حلَّ لَهُ

قلبيَ ما حلَّ لَهُ

Or would that he perceived in

Would that from my heart it drew

my heart what is his by right.

All that to which love turns!

أوليتَهُ كافأني

أوليتَهُ كافأني

بالودِّ أن يقتلَهُ

بالودِّ أن يقتلَهُ

Or would that he repaid me

Would that, for the love I bore,

for my love by killing it.

It returned love, not scorn.