الروحُ ظمأى والفؤادُ عليلُ

الروحُ ظمأى والفؤادُ عليلُ

والليلُ مِن بعدِ الغيابِ طويلُ

والليلُ مِن بعدِ الغيابِ طويلُ

The soul is thirsty, and the heart is ailing.

My soul is thirsty and my heart is frail

And the night is long in his absence.

And the night after absence is so long

أينَ الذي زرعَ الأمانَ بداخلي

أينَ الذي زرعَ الأمانَ بداخلي

فالخوفُ في عُمقِ الفؤادِ نزيلُ

فالخوفُ في عُمقِ الفؤادِ نزيلُ

Where is the one who planted a sense of safety within me?

Where is the one who planted security within me

For fear is a lodger in the depths of the heart.

For fear dwells deep in the heart's expanse

يا ليتهُ يحنو ولو برسالةٍ

يا ليتهُ يحنو ولو برسالةٍ

علّ المخاوفَ تنجلي وتزولُ

علّ المخاوفَ تنجلي وتزولُ

Oh, if only he would show tenderness, even with a message,

Oh if only he would show tenderness even in a message

So that the fears might lift and vanish.

So that worries would clear and fade away

لا تعذلوني إنّ قلبيَ مولعٌ

لا تعذلوني إنّ قلبيَ مولعٌ

وعلى الوفاءِ بطبعهِ مجبولُ

وعلى الوفاءِ بطبعهِ مجبولُ

Do not reproach me, for my heart is enamored,

Do not blame me, for my heart is enamored

And is, by nature, molded for faithfulness.

And naturally inclined towards loyalty

سأكذّبُ الأوهامَ رغمَ جنونِها

سأكذّبُ الأوهامَ رغمَ جنونِها

وبلائها، فلَعلّهُ مشغـولُ

وبلائها، فلَعلّهُ مشغـولُ

I will reject the illusions as false, despite their madness

I will deny illusions despite their madness

And their torment—for perhaps he is busy.

And tribulations, perhaps he is preoccupied

وأُصَبّرُ الشوقَ العنيد بداخلي

وأُصَبّرُ الشوقَ العنيد بداخلي

حتى يعودَ، وعذرُهُ مقبولُ

حتى يعودَ، وعذرُهُ مقبولُ

And I coax the stubborn longing within me to be patient,

And I will patiently endure the stubborn longing within

Until he returns, with his excuse accepted.

Until he returns, his absence excused