وَحَياةِ حُبِّكَ ما نَسيتُ

عَهداً لِحُبِّكَ ما حَييتُ

And I have not forgotten the life of your love

I made a vow to your love as long as I live

وَإِذا رَضيتَ بِما لَقَي

تُ فَقَد نَعِمتَ بِما شَقيتُ

And if you were pleased with what I faced

You were blessed with what I endured

وَلَقَد وَجَدتُ عَلى الحَشا

بَرداً لِنارِكَ إِذ صَليتُ

And indeed I found, counting on you

A cure for your fire when I prayed

وَلَقَد تَطَفَّلَ بي الشَقا

ءُ عَلى هَواكَ وَما دُعيتُ

And hardship imposed itself on me

For your love, though I was not called

لا تَسأَلَن عَن لَيلَتي

باتَت عِداكَ كَما أَبيتُ

Do not ask about my night

It stayed awake longing for you as I wished

وَإِذا تَكَلَّمَ عاذِلي

فَجَوابُهُ عِندي السُكوتُ

And if a critic speaks to me

My only response is silence

صَيَّرتُ حُبَّكَ شافِعي

وَمِنَ الشَفيعِ تُرى أُتيتُ

I made your love my intercessor

And you see what I came with from the intercessor

غُضّي جُفونَكِ يا سِها

مُ فَقَد رُميتُ بِما رُميتُ

Lower your eyelids, O doe

For I was hit with what I was hit with

إِنّي لَأَعرِفُ بِالصَوا

بِ وَطُرقِهِ لَكِن بُليتُ

Indeed, I know flirtation

And its ways, but I was tested

أَنا مَن يُقَدِّمُهُ الهَوى

لَكِن تُؤَخِّرُهُ البُخوتُ

I am one whom passion drives forward

But pride holds back

لَو كانَ قَلبي في يَدي

لَجَفا الحَبيبَ كَما جُفيتُ

If my heart were in my hand

It would abandon the beloved as I was abandoned

أَنا في العَذابِ فَلا أَعي

شُ كَما أُريدُ وَلا أَموتُ

I am in torment, so I cannot live

As I wish, nor can I die

وَنَعَم رَضيتُ بِما فَعَل

تَ عَلى تَعَسُّفِهِ رَضيتُ

And yes, I was pleased with what

You did in your tyranny, I was pleased

وَإِذا تَلاقَت رُفقَةٌ

فَحَديثُها ما قَد لَقيتُ

And if a group of friends meets

Their talk is what I have faced

مَولايَ قَد نِلتَ المُنى

فَاِسلَم فَإِنّي قَد فَنَيتُ

My Master, you have attained your wishes

So submit, for I am annihilated

أَأَخافُ أَن تَبقى هُمو

مي في هَواكَ وَما بَقيتُ

Do I fear my worries for your love will remain

As long as I live?

وَعَلى الحَقيقَةِ لَو أَذِن

تَ بِأَن أَموتَ إِذاً حَييتُ

And in truth, if you allowed

That I die, then I would live