قَلبي بِحُبك يا ظَلوم مُولع

أَبَداً يَذوب عَلَيكَ أَو يَتَصَدَعُ

My heart is passionately in love with you, O cruel one

It will forever melt or crack for you

فَرط الدُنو أَضَرَّ بي وَلربما

جَهل المُتَيم ما يَضُرُّ وَيَنفَع

Excessive passion has harmed me, and perhaps

The ignorant lover does not know what hurts and what benefits

قَرَّيتني حيناً فَحين مَلَكتِني

أَقصَيتَني وَحَشاشَتي تَتقطَع

You brought me close at times, at others you distanced me

You ignored me while my love was being shredded

قَد برّحت حِمّاي بي وَأَظنها

عَني بِدون مَنيَتي لا تقلع

You have relieved yourself of protecting me, and I reckon

That without my demise, you will not relent

أَصبَحتُ أَنتَظر الحَمام وَلَم أَخَف

مِنهُ وَلَكن مِن صُدودك أَجزَع

I have come to await the pigeons, and I do not fear

Them, but rather fear your rejection even more

حُكم الإِلَهُ بان أَموت بِلَوعَتي

وَجداً عَلَيكَ وَحُكمُهُ لا يَدفع

God has ruled that I die of my anguish

And sorrow for you, and His rule cannot be defied

فَولعت أَنتَ بِمُهجَتي وَعَذابِها

وَأَنا بِحُبك مُستهام مولَع

You are obsessed with tormenting me

While I am obsessed with loving you

يا قَاتِلي بَصدودهِ ماذا تَرى

في مُدنف بِسَلام طَيفك يَقنَع

O my killer, with your rejection, what do you see

In someone devastated, wishing for the phantom of your peace

هَلّا بَعَثتَ لِيَ الخَيال يُعَوِدُني

هَيهات كَيفَ يَزور مَن لا يَهجَع

If only you would send me a specter to visit me

Alas, how can one who does not rest, visit me

وَلَكَ البَقاء فَلَستَ أَولُ مَن قَضى

كَمداً وَأَنتَ بِما يَسرّ مُمتع

You have eternal life, so you are not the first

To pass away while enjoying what you desire