وَما في الأَرضِ أَشقى مِن مُحِبٍّ

وَما في الأَرضِ أَشقى مِن مُحِبٍّ

وَإِن وَجَدَ الهَوى عَذبَ المَذاقِ

وَإِن وَجَدَ الهَوى عَذبَ المَذاقِ

And none on earth is more wretched than a lover,

And no one on earth is more wretched than a lover,

though he finds love sweet to the taste.

Even if he finds love sweet to taste.

تَراهُ باكِياً في كُلِّ حينٍ

تَراهُ باكِياً في كُلِّ حينٍ

مَخافَةَ فُرقَةٍ أَو لِاِشتِياقِ

مَخافَةَ فُرقَةٍ أَو لِاِشتِياقِ

You see him weeping at every moment,

You see him weeping at every moment,

for fear of parting, or from longing.

For fear of separation or out of longing.

فَيَبكي إِن نَأَوا شَوقاً إِلَيهِم

فَيَبكي إِن نَأَوا شَوقاً إِلَيهِم

وَيَبكي إِن دَنَو خَوفَ الفِراقِ

وَيَبكي إِن دَنَو خَوفَ الفِراقِ

He weeps when they draw far away, yearning for them,

So he weeps if they go far away, longing for them,

and weeps when they draw near, afraid of separation.

And he weeps if they draw near, for fear of parting.

فَتَسخَنُ عَينُهُ عِندَ التَنائي

فَتَسخَنُ عَينُهُ عِندَ التَنائي

وَتَسخَنُ عَينُهُ عِندَ التَلاقي

وَتَسخَنُ عَينُهُ عِندَ التَلاقي

His eye grows hot when they are far apart,

So his eye grows hot at separation,

and his eye grows hot when they meet.

And his eye grows hot at reunion.