قَلْبِي عَلَيْكَ يَرُفُّ

قَلْبِي عَلَيْكَ يَرُفُّ

وَعِبْرَتِي لا تَجِفُّ

وَعِبْرَتِي لا تَجِفُّ

My heart flutters for you,

My heart flutters for you;

and my tears never run dry.

And my tears never dry.

وَأَنْتَ يَا نُورَ عَيْنِي

وَأَنْتَ يَا نُورَ عَيْنِي

بِلَوْعَتِي تَسْتَخِفُّ

بِلَوْعَتِي تَسْتَخِفُّ

And you, O light of my eyes,

And you, O light of my eye,

make light of my burning anguish.

Make light of my anguish.

قَدْ شَفَّنِي طُولُ وَجْدِي

قَدْ شَفَّنِي طُولُ وَجْدِي

وَالْحُبُّ دَاءٌ يَشُفُّ

وَالْحُبُّ دَاءٌ يَشُفُّ

Long yearning has wasted me away,

My long yearning has worn me thin,

and love is a wasting disease.

And love is a wasting disease.

فَارْحَمْ فَدَيْتُكَ صَبَّاً

فَارْحَمْ فَدَيْتُكَ صَبَّاً

إِلَى لُقَاكَ يَخِفُّ

إِلَى لُقَاكَ يَخِفُّ

So have mercy—may I be your ransom—on an ardent lover

So pity—may I be your ransom—a lovesick lover

who hastens to meet you.

Who hastens to meet you.