تَرُومُ نَفْسِي أن يَدُومَ الوِصالْ

تَرُومُ نَفْسِي أن يَدُومَ الوِصالْ

بَيْني وبَيْنَ الفَرْدِ خِدْن الكَمَالْ

بَيْني وبَيْنَ الفَرْدِ خِدْن الكَمَالْ

My soul longs for union to endure

My soul yearns for our bond to endure

between me and the peerless one, perfection’s companion.

Between me and the epitome of perfection

لكِنَّها الأَيّامُ تَأْتِي بِما

لكِنَّها الأَيّامُ تَأْتِي بِما

لَيْسَ لِمَنْ يَهْوَى اللّقا في خَيَالْ

لَيْسَ لِمَنْ يَهْوَى اللّقا في خَيَالْ

But the days bring what

But time brings what

one who longs to meet cannot imagine.

Is not wished by the one who fantasizes about meeting

ما نِعَةُ الْجَمْعِ فَيَا لَيْتَها

ما نِعَةُ الْجَمْعِ فَيَا لَيْتَها

تَمْنَعُ أَنْ تَخْلُو عَن الاتّصالْ

تَمْنَعُ أَنْ تَخْلُو عَن الاتّصالْ

They prevent our coming together—oh, if only they

If only the pleasures of company would

would prevent the absence of connection.

Prevent it from becoming devoid of connection

أَثْقَلُ ما مَرَّ بِسَمْعي مِنَ ال

أَثْقَلُ ما مَرَّ بِسَمْعي مِنَ ال

مَنْطِقِ ما قِيلَ لَهُ الانْفِصَالْ

مَنْطِقِ ما قِيلَ لَهُ الانْفِصَالْ

The heaviest thing that has reached my ears in

The hardest thing I've heard

logic is what is called “separation.”

In speech is what was told: "farewell"

قَدْ أَوْجبَ الْحُبُّ قَضَايا الْهَوَى

قَدْ أَوْجبَ الْحُبُّ قَضَايا الْهَوَى

فالسَّلْبُ لا أَرْضَاهُ يَوْماً بحَالْ

فالسَّلْبُ لا أَرْضَاهُ يَوْماً بحَالْ

Love has affirmed the propositions of passion;

Love has necessitated the judgments of passion

so I will never accept negation under any circumstances.

So I can never be pleased with its denial

تَأَلَّفَ الشَّكْلُ فَما بالُهُ

تَأَلَّفَ الشَّكْلُ فَما بالُهُ

لا يُنْتِجُ الْمَطْلوبَ وَهْوَ الْوِصالْ

لا يُنْتِجُ الْمَطْلوبَ وَهْوَ الْوِصالْ

The syllogistic form has come together—why, then,

The form has become accustomed, so why

does it not yield the desired result, which is union?

Does it not produce the desired, which is the connection