لا تَقُولِي غَيْرَ حُبٍّ

لا تَقُولِي غَيْرَ حُبٍّ

ظَلَّ فِي دَمْعِ الْوِئَامِ

ظَلَّ فِي دَمْعِ الْوِئَامِ

Speak of nothing but love

Do not say anything but love

That lingered in harmony's tears.

That remained in the tear of harmony

وَاغْفِرِي لَو كُنْتُ يَوْمًا

وَاغْفِرِي لَو كُنْتُ يَوْمًا

مُخْطِئًا مِثْلَ الأنَامِ

مُخْطِئًا مِثْلَ الأنَامِ

And forgive me if one day I was

And forgive me if I was once

At fault, like all humankind.

Mistaken like people

واذْكُرِي وَقْتًا جَمِيلاً

واذْكُرِي وَقْتًا جَمِيلاً

مَرَّ عَامًا تِلْوَ عَامِ

مَرَّ عَامًا تِلْوَ عَامِ

And remember a beautiful time

And remember a beautiful time

That passed, year after year.

That passed, year after year

وَاسْرَحِي عِنْدَ لِقَائِي

وَاسْرَحِي عِنْدَ لِقَائِي

فِي خَيَالِي ثُمَّ نَامِي

فِي خَيَالِي ثُمَّ نَامِي

And let your mind wander when you meet me,

And set me free when we meet

In my imagination; then sleep.

In my imagination, then sleep

أَنْتِ حُبِّي مَهْمَا ثُورتِ

أَنْتِ حُبِّي مَهْمَا ثُورتِ

مَهْمَا قُلْتِ لَنْ تُلامِي

مَهْمَا قُلْتِ لَنْ تُلامِي

You are my love, however much you rage;

You are my love no matter how much you rebel

Whatever you say, you will not be blamed.

No matter what you say, I will not blame you

يَا حَبِيْبَ الْقَلْبِ أَنْتَ

يَا حَبِيْبَ الْقَلْبِ أَنْتَ

غَايَتِي، كُلُّ المَرَامِ

غَايَتِي، كُلُّ المَرَامِ

O beloved of the heart, you are

O beloved of the heart, you are

My goal, all that I seek.

My goal, all my hopes

فَاحْتِراقِي فِي حَنِينِي

فَاحْتِراقِي فِي حَنِينِي

كَيفَ يُبْدَى بالْكَلامِ!

كَيفَ يُبْدَى بالْكَلامِ!

For my burning in my longing—

How can my burning in my yearning

How can it be expressed in words?

Be expressed in words!

كَيْفَ أُشْفَى مِنْ عَذَابٍ

كَيْفَ أُشْفَى مِنْ عَذَابٍ

بَدْؤُهُ وَصْلُ الْكِرَامِ!

بَدْؤُهُ وَصْلُ الْكِرَامِ!

How can I be healed of a torment

How can I be cured of torment

Whose beginning is union with the noble?

That began with the union of generosity!

إنْ تَرَيَّثْتُ أتَانِي

إنْ تَرَيَّثْتُ أتَانِي

صَاحِيًا أوْ فِي الْمَنَامِ

صَاحِيًا أوْ فِي الْمَنَامِ

If I lingered, he came to me,

If I waited, it came to me

While I was awake or in a dream.

Awake or in a dream

لَمْ يَغِبْ عَنْ قَلْبِي يَوْمًا

لَمْ يَغِبْ عَنْ قَلْبِي يَوْمًا

عَلَّهُ يَدْرٍي هُيَامِي

عَلَّهُ يَدْرٍي هُيَامِي

He was never absent from my heart;

It never left my heart one day

Perhaps he knows my consuming love.

Perhaps it knows my passion

قَدْ شَرِبْتُ مِنْهُ خَمْرًا

قَدْ شَرِبْتُ مِنْهُ خَمْرًا

حِيْنَ قَامَ بالسَّلامِ

حِيْنَ قَامَ بالسَّلامِ

I have drunk wine from him

I drank intoxication from it

When he rose in greeting.

When it bid farewell

ثُمَّ قَامَتْ ثُمَّ هَمَّتْ

ثُمَّ قَامَتْ ثُمَّ هَمَّتْ

خُطْوَتَيْنِ بانْتِظَامِ

خُطْوَتَيْنِ بانْتِظَامِ

Then she rose, then made to take

Then it got up, then it intended

Two measured steps.

Two steps systematically

قُبْلَةُ مِنْ ثَغْرِهَا

قُبْلَةُ مِنْ ثَغْرِهَا

كَمْ تَمَنَّيْتُ لِعَامِ

كَمْ تَمَنَّيْتُ لِعَامِ

A kiss from her lips—

A kiss from her mouth

How I had longed for it for a year!

How much I wished for years

ثُمَّ جَاءَ الْوَصْلُ مِنْهَا

ثُمَّ جَاءَ الْوَصْلُ مِنْهَا

بَعْدَ طُوْلٍ مِنْ مُقَامِي

بَعْدَ طُوْلٍ مِنْ مُقَامِي

Then union came from her

Then the union came from her

After my long stay,

After a long wait

يُطْفِي نَارًا قَدْ تَمَادَتْ

يُطْفِي نَارًا قَدْ تَمَادَتْ

فِي هَشِيْمٍ مِنْ عِظَامِي

فِي هَشِيْمٍ مِنْ عِظَامِي

Quenching a fire that had raged on

It extinguishes a fire that has raged

In the tinder of my bones.

In the rubble of my bones

فارْفِقِي بالصَّبِ دَوْمًا

فارْفِقِي بالصَّبِ دَوْمًا

حُبُّهُ مِثْلُ الْحُسَامِ

حُبُّهُ مِثْلُ الْحُسَامِ

So always be gentle with the lovelorn one;

So be gentle with the young man always

His love is like a sharp sword.

His love is like swords

فالَّذِي بالْحُبِ يَسْرِي

فالَّذِي بالْحُبِ يَسْرِي

لا يَكُونُ مِنْ لِئَامِ

لا يَكُونُ مِنْ لِئَامِ

For he who journeys with love

For he in whom love flows

Is not among the base.

Cannot be from the wicked

قَلْبُهُ بالشَّوْقِ يُصْغِي

قَلْبُهُ بالشَّوْقِ يُصْغِي

وَجْهُهُ بَدْرُ التَّمَامِ

وَجْهُهُ بَدْرُ التَّمَامِ

His heart listens with longing;

His heart listens intently

His face is the moon at its fullest.

His face is the full moon

بَسْمَةٌ فِي الْوَجْهِ لاحَتْ

بَسْمَةٌ فِي الْوَجْهِ لاحَتْ

حِيْنَ أَسْدَى لِلخِتَامِ

حِيْنَ أَسْدَى لِلخِتَامِ

A smile appeared upon the face

A smile appeared on the face

When he offered something in closing.

When he bid farewell

غُرْبَةٌ فِي الْحُبِّ نَحْنُ

غُرْبَةٌ فِي الْحُبِّ نَحْنُ

قَدْ نَرَاهَا فِي الْخِصَامِ

قَدْ نَرَاهَا فِي الْخِصَامِ

Estrangement in love—we

Strangeness is in love, we

May see it in conflict,

Have seen it in conflict

أَوْ نَرَى وَجْهًا لِأُخْرَى

أَوْ نَرَى وَجْهًا لِأُخْرَى

عِنْدَ بَعْضٍ مِنْ كَلامِ

عِنْدَ بَعْضٍ مِنْ كَلامِ

Or see a face of another kind

Or we see another's face

In a few words.

In some talk

غُرْبَةٌ دَامَتْ خَيَالاً

غُرْبَةٌ دَامَتْ خَيَالاً

تَبْتَغِي بَعْضَ اللِّجَامِ

تَبْتَغِي بَعْضَ اللِّجَامِ

An estrangement that remained a fantasy,

Strangeness lasted imagination

Seeking to be bridled a little.

Seeking some solution

فَاجْمَعِي قَلْبًا تَمَادَى

فَاجْمَعِي قَلْبًا تَمَادَى

وَازْرَعِي وَرْدَ السَّلامِ

وَازْرَعِي وَرْدَ السَّلامِ

So gather up a heart that has gone too far,

So gather a heart that has rebelled

And plant the roses of peace.

And plant the roses of peace