اُعْفُ عَـني أو أَدِِنّـي

اُعْفُ عَـني أو أَدِِنّـي

بُـحْ بـما ترضـاهُ مِــنّي

بُـحْ بـما ترضـاهُ مِــنّي

Pardon me, or condemn me.

Forgive me, or draw me near

Pardon me, or condemn me,

Speak openly of what pleases you in me.

With what pleases you of me

Reveal what pleases you from me,

ولْتَكُنْ في العـشقِ نهراً

ولْتَكُنْ في العـشقِ نهراً

دافـقاً، يـجـري، يغـنّي

دافـقاً، يـجـري، يغـنّي

And in love, be a river,

Let there be a river of love

And be a river in love,

gushing, flowing, singing.

Flowing, running, singing

Pouring forth, flowing, singing,

عَلَّـني أروي قصـيدي

عَلَّـني أروي قصـيدي

حين يوحـي شِـعْرُ جِـنّي

حين يوحـي شِـعْرُ جِـنّي

Perhaps I may recite my verse

Let me water my ode

That I may quench my poem's thirst,

when my jinn's poetry inspires.

When my poetry's genius inspires me

When the poetry of my jinn inspires me.

أيْ شريكي في الهوى رفْـ

أيْ شريكي في الهوى رفْـ

ـقاً بـحالي، بَعْدُ خـذني

ـقاً بـحالي، بَعْدُ خـذني

O my partner in love, be gentle

O my fellow in passion so kind

O my partner in passion, have pity

with my plight; then take me

To my state, thereafter take me

On my condition, then take me

ِبحَـنانٍ، مـن زمــانٍ

ِبحَـنانٍ، مـن زمــانٍ

ساحـرٍ، عِِـدْني، أرِحْـني

ساحـرٍ، عِِـدْني، أرِحْـني

with tenderness from a time

With tenderness, from a time

With tenderness, from a time

of enchantment; promise me, give me rest.

Enchanting, delight me, comfort me

That is enchanting; promise me, relieve me.

إننـي مجـنـونُ ليـلى

إننـي مجـنـونُ ليـلى

عن هُيـامـي، لا تَلُمْـني!

عن هُيـامـي، لا تَلُمْـني!

Indeed, I am Majnun of Layla;

I am madly in love with Layla

I am the Madman of Layla,

do not blame me for my passionate love!

Blame not my passion for her!

For my infatuation, do not blame me!

هـذه روحي ، فخـذها

هـذه روحي ، فخـذها

في شغاف القلب، دعـني

في شغاف القلب، دعـني

This is my soul; so take it.

This is my soul, so take it

This is my soul, so take it;

Leave me in the innermost depths of the heart.

In your heart's purse, leave me be

In the core of the heart, leave me,

واسقنـي من فيض حب

واسقنـي من فيض حب

يحـتويـني، ثم زدنــي

يحـتويـني، ثم زدنــي

And give me drink from a flood of love

And give me of love's abundance

And give me to drink from an overflow of love

that enfolds me; then give me more.

Containing me, then give me more

That contains me, then give me more.

خلّنـي دَهـراً أسـيراً

خلّنـي دَهـراً أسـيراً

عن سَـراحٍ، لا تَسَلْنـي

عن سَـراحٍ، لا تَسَلْنـي

Keep me captive for an age;

Leave me a lifelong captive

Leave me a captive for an eternity;

do not ask me about release.

Of freedom, ask me not to flee

Of my release, do not ask me.

إنْ أنا َأسْـلَمْتُ روحـي

إنْ أنا َأسْـلَمْتُ روحـي

لا تُعَجِّـلْ أمـر دفـني

لا تُعَجِّـلْ أمـر دفـني

If I surrender my soul,

If I surrender my soul

If I surrender my soul,

do not hasten my burial.

Do not hasten my burial

Do not hasten the matter of my burial.

من سمـاء الوجـد أرنـو

من سمـاء الوجـد أرنـو

ياحبيـبي، اُدْنُ مــني

ياحبيـبي، اُدْنُ مــني

From the sky of ardent longing, I gaze.

From passion's heaven I yearn

From the heaven of passion I gaze;

O my beloved, draw near to me.

Draw nearer my beloved to me

O my beloved, draw near to me.

لا تـخالفْ رَأْيَ حـسّي

لا تـخالفْ رَأْيَ حـسّي

فـيك قد َألْفَيْتُ َأمْـني

فـيك قد َألْفَيْتُ َأمْـني

Do not oppose the judgment of my senses;

Do not oppose my senses' view

Do not oppose the judgment of my feelings,

in you I have found my safety.

For in you I have placed my trust

For in you I have found my safety.

مـا مضى من زهر عمري

مـا مضى من زهر عمري

راح مِـنّـي، دون إِذْنِ

راح مِـنّـي، دون إِذْنِ

What has passed of my life's bloom

What has passed of my life's bloom

What has passed of the blossom of my life

has left me without permission.

Departed from me, without leave

Has slipped from me, without permission.

لم يـعدْ لي من مـلاذٍ

لم يـعدْ لي من مـلاذٍ

هل تـراني، خـاب ظـني؟

هل تـراني، خـاب ظـني؟

No refuge remains for me.

I have no more refuge

I no longer have any refuge;

Do you see me, my hopes dashed?

Do you see me, vain is my fancy?

Do you see me? Has my hope been dashed?

فَلَئِــنْ أخلفتُ وعدي

فَلَئِــنْ أخلفتُ وعدي

نحو قاضي الودِّ سُـقـني

نحو قاضي الودِّ سُـقـني

So if I have broken my promise,

If I break my vow

So if I ever break my promise,

lead me to the judge of affection.

To the judge of love, pour me away

Drive me to the judge of affection,

ثم حاكِـمْنـي بـعدلٍ

ثم حاكِـمْنـي بـعدلٍ

وبـنور الـحق، مُــرْني

وبـنور الـحق، مُــرْني

Then judge me with justice,

Then judge me with fairness

Then judge me with justice,

and by the light of truth, command me.

And light of truth, guide me

And by the light of truth, command me.

ويْحَ نفسي، من عـزيزٍ

ويْحَ نفسي، من عـزيزٍ

لا يـراعي، دمـع عيـني

لا يـراعي، دمـع عيـني

Alas for my soul, because of a dear one

Woe to my soul, from one beloved

Woe to my soul, from a dear one

who pays no heed to the tears of my eye.

Who heeds not my tearful eye

Who pays no mind to the tears in my eyes.

لَيْـتَـهُ أبـقى فـؤادي

لَيْـتَـهُ أبـقى فـؤادي

سـالِـماً، لو بالـتَّمَـنّي!

سـالِـماً، لو بالـتَّمَـنّي!

If only he had kept my heart

Would that my heart remain

Would that he had kept my heart

unharmed, even if only through wishing!

Safe, though it be wishful thinking!

Safe, even if only by a wish!

هَبْ أنا أخـطأتُ، قَوِّّمْـ

هَبْ أنا أخـطأتُ، قَوِّّمْـ

ـني بلـطفٍ، وامتـحنّي

ـني بلـطفٍ، وامتـحنّي

Suppose I have erred; correct

Grant I erred, gently correct me

Suppose I have erred, straighten

me gently, and put me to the test.

And test me, have mercy on me

Me with gentleness, and test me.

وارْقِنـي من أيِّ مَـسٍّ

وارْقِنـي من أيِّ مَـسٍّ

من جُـنونٍ قـد يُصِبْنـي

من جُـنونٍ قـد يُصِبْنـي

And protect me by incantation from any touch

And spare me from any harm

And heal me with charms against any touch

of madness that may afflict me.

Any madness that may befall me

Of madness that might strike me.

هـل تعـاني أنت مـثلي

هـل تعـاني أنت مـثلي

مـا أعـاني، لم تجـبـني!

مـا أعـاني، لم تجـبـني!

Do you, like me, suffer

Do you suffer as I do?

Do you suffer just as I do

what I suffer? You have not answered me!

You answered me not!

From what I suffer? You have not answered me!

ذَرْ سُـموماً في حـديثٍ

ذَرْ سُـموماً في حـديثٍ

مـن حسـودٍ لا يَـذَرْني

مـن حسـودٍ لا يَـذَرْني

Leave aside the poison in the talk

Leave the poisons in words

Leave aside the poison in the talk

of an envious person who does not leave me alone.

Of envious ones who spare me not

Of an envious one who will not let me be.

وامْـحُ عـني ذُلَّ ضَيْمٍ

وامْـحُ عـني ذُلَّ ضَيْمٍ

من سـخيفٍ لم يـدعـني

من سـخيفٍ لم يـدعـني

And wipe from me the humiliation of oppression

And erase my humiliation

And erase from me the humiliation of injustice

from a fool who has not left me alone.

By a fool who left me not be

From a foolish one who has not left me alone.

لا تُهِنّـي عند خـصمٍ

لا تُهِنّـي عند خـصمٍ

إنـما صُـنّي، تـجـدني

إنـما صُـنّي، تـجـدني

Do not humiliate me before an adversary;

Do not disgrace me before any foe

Do not humiliate me before an adversary;

rather, safeguard me; you will find me

Just defend me, you'll find me

Rather, protect me, and you will find me

حافظاً للعـهدِ، شـهمًا

حافظاً للعـهدِ، شـهمًا

مخلـصاً، عـدْلاً، فـزرني.

مخلـصاً، عـدْلاً، فـزرني.

faithful to the covenant, noble,

Loyal to the covenant, valiant

A keeper of the covenant, noble,

sincere and just; so visit me.

Devoted, just - so test me

Loyal, and just; so visit me.

إنْ أَكـُنْ نجـماً بـعيداً

إنْ أَكـُنْ نجـماً بـعيداً

اِرْقَ، أقْبـِلْ، واسْتَبِقْنـي

اِرْقَ، أقْبـِلْ، واسْتَبِقْنـي

If I should be a distant star,

If I'm a distant star

If I am a distant star,

ascend, come closer, and race to reach me.

Race, come, outrun me

Ascend, approach, and overtake me.

فـإذا َأحْسَسْتَ شَـكّاً

فـإذا َأحْسَسْتَ شَـكّاً

في كـلامي، امـتحـنّي

في كـلامي، امـتحـنّي

So if you feel doubt

If you feel any doubt

And if you ever feel a doubt

about my words, put me to the test.

In my words, then test me

In my words, test me.

سوف ترضى عن جموحي

سوف ترضى عن جموحي

لا ُتخَـيِّبْ فـيك ظـنّي

لا ُتخَـيِّبْ فـيك ظـنّي

You will be pleased with my wildness;

You will be pleased with my passion

You will be pleased with my wildness;

do not disappoint my hopes in you.

Do not disappoint me

Do not disappoint my hopes in you.

تُبْ، لقد أسـكرتني من

تُبْ، لقد أسـكرتني من

كـلِّ دَنٍّ، خـمـر فـَنِّ

كـلِّ دَنٍّ، خـمـر فـَنِّ

Repent! You have made me drunk on

Repent, for you have intoxicated me

Repent! For you have intoxicated me from

every jar of art's wine.

With finest wine of art

Every wine-jar, with the wine of art.

غبتَ عـني، ثم هـاقد

غبتَ عـني، ثم هـاقد

جئتَ، هـَلَّا رُمْتَ حضني

جئتَ، هـَلَّا رُمْتَ حضني

You were absent from me; then, behold,

You were absent, then you came suddenly

You were absent from me, and now here

you have come—will you not seek my embrace?

Why did you not fling yourself into my arms?

You have come; will you not seek my embrace?

فمتى يرتـاح قلـبي

فمتى يرتـاح قلـبي

أنـت لي مـفتاح حِـصْني

أنـت لي مـفتاح حِـصْني

So when will my heart find rest?

When will my heart find rest?

So when will my heart find rest?

For me, you are the key to my fortress.

You're the key to my castle

You are for me the key to my fortress.