شَخَصتُ مُذ يَومَ نادَوا بِالرَحيلِ عَلى

شَخَصتُ مُذ يَومَ نادَوا بِالرَحيلِ عَلى

آثارِهِم ثُمَّ لَم أَطرَف إِلى أَحَدِ

آثارِهِم ثُمَّ لَم أَطرَف إِلى أَحَدِ

Since the day they called for departure, I have stared at

Since the day they called to depart in their footsteps

Their traces, and since then have not glanced at anyone.

Then I did not glance at anyone

أَغضَت عَنِ الناسِ عَيني ما تَرى حَسَناً

أَغضَت عَنِ الناسِ عَيني ما تَرى حَسَناً

في الناسِ حَتّى تَراهُم آخِرَ الأَبَدِ

في الناسِ حَتّى تَراهُم آخِرَ الأَبَدِ

My eye has turned away from people; it sees no beauty

I turned my eyes away from people, not seeing goodness

Among people until it sees them, even to eternity's end.

In people, until you see them on the last day

تَقَسَّمَ الشَوقُ أَنفاسي فَقَطَّعَها

تَقَسَّمَ الشَوقُ أَنفاسي فَقَطَّعَها

حُبٌّ بِنَفسِيَ في الأَحشاءِ وَالكَبدِ

حُبٌّ بِنَفسِيَ في الأَحشاءِ وَالكَبدِ

Longing divided my breaths; they were torn apart by

Yearning tore my breaths and cut them

Love in my soul, in my entrails and liver.

A love in my guts and liver

لَمّا اِستَبى البَينُ مِن نَفسي وَأَمرَضَها

لَمّا اِستَبى البَينُ مِن نَفسي وَأَمرَضَها

جاءَ الوَداعُ بِنَعيِ الصَبرِ وَالجَلَدِ

جاءَ الوَداعُ بِنَعيِ الصَبرِ وَالجَلَدِ

When separation robbed my soul and made it ill,

When separation from myself grew ill and sickened me

Farewell came bearing news of the death of patience and fortitude.

Farewell came with news of the loss of patience and composure

سَلَبتِ روحي وَأَسكَنتِ الهَوى بَدَني

سَلَبتِ روحي وَأَسكَنتِ الهَوى بَدَني

فَصارَ فيهِ مَكانَ الروحِ في الجَسَدِ

فَصارَ فيهِ مَكانَ الروحِ في الجَسَدِ

You stole my soul and made passion dwell in my body,

You robbed my soul and dwelt love in my body

So it took the soul's place there within the body.

So it took the place of the soul in the body