يا أَحسن الأحسنين وجهاً

يا أَحسن الأحسنين وجهاً

وأملح العالمينَ قدّا

وأملح العالمينَ قدّا

O fairest of the fairest in face,

O fairest of the fair in face

And loveliest of all humankind in stature,

And most graceful in form amongst all,

لا في جفوني فإنَّ قلبي

لا في جفوني فإنَّ قلبي

لم يك للهَجر مستعدّا

لم يك للهَجر مستعدّا

Not in my eyelids—for my heart

No sleep visits my eyes, for my heart

Was not prepared for parting.

Was not prepared for your abandonment.

أما ترى مذ عنيت دمعي

أما ترى مذ عنيت دمعي

قد خد في وجنتي خدّا

قد خد في وجنتي خدّا

Do you not see how, since I suffered, my tears

Do you not see that since you turned away,

Have carved a furrow in my cheeks?

My tears have etched a cheek?

وكان حُزني عَليك هزلاً

وكان حُزني عَليك هزلاً

فصار لما جددتَ جدّا

فصار لما جددتَ جدّا

And my sorrow over you was a jest;

My sorrow for you was once lighthearted -

Then, when you grew earnest, it became earnest.

But with your renewal, it turned serious.