ياحبيب العمر عندي

ياحبيب العمر عندي

لك مايرضي لوجـدي

لك مايرضي لوجـدي

O beloved of my life, I have

My beloved of all time

O love of my life, to me,

For you what soothes my longing.

I have whatever pleases your being

Yours is whatever satisfies my passion;

ملتَ عنـي ثم مالت

ملتَ عنـي ثم مالت

كل أحـلامي وجِـدّي

كل أحـلامي وجِـدّي

You turned away from me; then turned away

You turned away from me then turned

You turned away from me, and then turned away

All my dreams and my resolve.

All my dreams and vigor

All my dreams and my earnest endeavors.

راعـني إذْ أنت جنبي

راعـني إذْ أنت جنبي

مخـفـياً ماكنت تبـدي

مخـفـياً ماكنت تبـدي

It alarmed me when you were beside me,

Watch over me when you are near me

It alarmed me when you were beside me,

Concealing what you used to reveal.

You were hiding what you wouldn't reveal

Hiding what you once used to reveal;

بِتُّ أشكو كل خِـلّ

بِتُّ أشكو كل خِـلّ

واهـمٍ للنصح يسـدي

واهـمٍ للنصح يسـدي

I spent the night complaining of every friend

I stay up complaining of every mistreatment

I began to complain to every friend,

Who, deluded, dispenses advice.

And worries seeking good advice

Who, deluded, offered me their advice.

ياحبيبي ، ترفق بـي

ياحبيبي ، ترفق بـي

لِمَ قد أهدرت جُهدي؟

لِمَ قد أهدرت جُهدي؟

O my beloved, be gentle with me.

My darling, be gentle with me

O my beloved, be gentle with me,

Why have you wasted my effort?

Why have you wasted my efforts?

Why have you wasted my effort?

إنني آنستُ سعدي

إنني آنستُ سعدي

فيك، هل مازلت سعدي؟

فيك، هل مازلت سعدي؟

Indeed, I found my happiness

I felt my happiness in you

Indeed, I had found my happiness

In you—are you still my happiness?

Are you still my happiness?

In you; are you still my happiness?

أنتِ شمس، أنت نور

أنتِ شمس، أنت نور

في الدجى مازال يَهـدي

في الدجى مازال يَهـدي

You are a sun; you are a light

You're a sun, you're a light

You are a sun, you are a light

That still guides in the darkness

Guiding in the darkness

In the darkness, still guiding

كل شاكٍ،كل باكٍ

كل شاكٍ،كل باكٍ

في الهـوى،جودي ومُدّي

في الهـوى،جودي ومُدّي

Everyone who laments, everyone who weeps

Every doubter, every crier

Every complainer, every weeping soul

In love—be generous and reach out.

Of passion, my generosity and extension

In love; so be generous and extend your grace.

أملي أن لا تغاري

أملي أن لا تغاري

ثـم بالإحـسـان ردّي.

ثـم بالإحـسـان ردّي.

My hope is that you will not be jealous;

I hope you don't become jealous

My hope is that you do not grow jealous,

Then respond with kindness.

Then return me with kindness

And then respond with kindness.

تاه عني ورمى بي

تاه عني ورمى بي

حبـه ماعـاد يجـدي

حبـه ماعـاد يجـدي

He strayed from me and cast me aside;

He lost himself and threw me away

He strayed from me and cast me aside;

His love no longer does any good.

His love no longer avails

His love is no longer of any use.

أيها العاتب أضنا

أيها العاتب أضنا

ني النوى,فازداد حقدي

ني النوى,فازداد حقدي

O reproachful one, it has wearied

O reproacher, we're feeling misery

O you who blames me, it has exhaust-

Me, this separation; so my resentment has grown.

My intentions increased my hatred

-ed me, this separation, so my bitterness has grown.

جئتُ مولاي فعدني

جئتُ مولاي فعدني

بلقـاء فـيه قصـدي

بلقـاء فـيه قصـدي

I have come, my lord; so promise me

I came my Master, so direct me

I have come to my master, so promise me

A meeting in which my purpose lies.

To a meeting in which is my purpose

A meeting wherein lies my true purpose.

حالـمٌ لو برجاء

حالـمٌ لو برجاء

هاتِ مـدي اليد مُدّي

هاتِ مـدي اليد مُدّي

A dreamer, even if only with hope—

A dreamer, if with hope

Dreaming, even if only with a hope;

Give; extend your hand, extend it.

Give extend your hand extend me

Come, extend your hand, extend it.

هكذا أهديتُ قلبي

هكذا أهديتُ قلبي

إنني أبـكي وأُهـدي !

إنني أبـكي وأُهـدي !

Thus I gave my heart.

Thus I gave my heart

Thus have I gifted my heart,

Indeed, I weep and give!

So my affection after my longing

Indeed, I weep and I give!

فحناني بعد شوقي

فحناني بعد شوقي

ذاك في قربـي وبعدي.

ذاك في قربـي وبعدي.

So my tenderness follows my longing;

That is in my nearness and my distance

So my tenderness, following my longing,

So it is, whether I am near or far.

Don't oppose, I became alone

Is present in my nearness and my distance.

لا تعادي، صرتُ وحدي

لا تعادي، صرتُ وحدي

هائماً يكفيك صـدي

هائماً يكفيك صـدي

Do not be hostile; I am now alone,

Wandering, my echo suffices you

Do not act as an enemy, I have become alone,

Wandering in love—enough of shunning me.

No tears confused and worries

Wandering blindly; my turning away should be enough for you.

ما لدمعي حائر وشْـ

ما لدمعي حائر وشْـ

ـمٌ صريحٌ فوق خدي

ـمٌ صريحٌ فوق خدي

What ails my bewildered tears—a

Honest above my cheek

Why are my tears bewildered, a clear tat-

Clear tattoo upon my cheek?

Some of my flaw that my eye

-too upon my cheek?

بعض عيبي أن عيني

بعض عيبي أن عيني

دمعـها هامٍ لـبعدي

دمعـها هامٍ لـبعدي

One of my faults is that my eye

Its tears wandering for my distance

Part of my fault is that my eye,

Sheds tears because I am far away.

Do you suffer from disobedience?

Its tears pour down because of my distance.

هل تعاني من عقوق

هل تعاني من عقوق

لا تكن لي شبه نِـدّي

لا تكن لي شبه نِـدّي

Do you suffer from ingratitude?

Don't be to me like an enemy

Do you suffer from ingratitude?

Do not be like a rival to me.

Despite that I complain to you

Do not be like a rival to me.

رغم أني منك أشكو

رغم أني منك أشكو

لم أخالف قَطُّ عهـدي

لم أخالف قَطُّ عهـدي

Though I complain of you,

I never broke my pact

Even though I complain of you,

I have never broken my pledge.

You didn't return me though I

I have never broken my vow.

لم تعـدني رغم أنـي

لم تعـدني رغم أنـي

كنت دوما عند وعـدي

كنت دوما عند وعـدي

You did not promise me, though I

Was always at my promise

You made me no promise, even though I

Always stood by my word.

Be close, be a friend

Was always true to my word.

كن قـريباً،كن صديقاً

كن قـريباً،كن صديقاً

لا كبعض الناس ضـدّي

لا كبعض الناس ضـدّي

Be close; be a friend,

Not like some people against me

Be close, be a friend,

Not against me like some people.

Do you see in the passion a disease?

Not against me, like some people.

هل ترى في العشق داءً

هل ترى في العشق داءً

صِفْهُ لي إن كـان يُعدي !

صِفْهُ لي إن كـان يُعدي !

Do you see a disease in love?

Describe it to me if it's contagious!

Do you see an illness in passion?

Describe it to me, if it is contagious!

And have mercy on the torment of my heart

Describe it to me if it is contagious!

وارحمي بلـوى فؤادي

وارحمي بلـوى فؤادي

قبل وضعي ضِمْنَ لحدي

قبل وضعي ضِمْنَ لحدي

And have mercy on my heart's affliction

Before placing me amongst my burial

And have mercy on the affliction of my heart,

Before I am laid inside my grave.

Don't share some of my confiding

Before I am laid to rest within my grave.

لا تبيحي بعض بَوْحي

لا تبيحي بعض بَوْحي

لـصديـقي أو لنـدّي

لـصديـقي أو لنـدّي

Do not disclose any of my confidences

To my friend or my enemy

Do not reveal any of my secrets

To my friend or my rival.

And make lawful the entirety of my soul

To my friend or to my rival,

واستبيحي كُنْهَ روحي

واستبيحي كُنْهَ روحي

إنْ أنـا أغفلتُ حـدّي

إنْ أنـا أغفلتُ حـدّي

And lay claim to my soul's essence

If I forgot my limit

But take freely the essence of my soul

If I neglect my bounds.

Share with me in my yearnings

If I ever neglect my limits.

شاركيني في شجوني

شاركيني في شجوني

ثم اُدنـي واستـعـدي

ثم اُدنـي واستـعـدي

Share my sorrows with me;

Then bring close and prepare

Share with me my sorrows,

Then draw near and prepare yourself.

And keep my pact and promise

Then draw near and be ready,

واحفظي عهدي ووعدي

واحفظي عهدي ووعدي

لـكِ منـي كـل ودّي.

لـكِ منـي كـل ودّي.

And preserve my pledge and my promise;

To you from me, all my affection

And keep my covenant and my promise;

For you, from me, all my affection.

To you, from me, is all my affection.