حان حرماني وناداني النذير

ما الذي أعدَدت لي قبل المسير

The time of deprivation has come and called me a warner

What have I prepared for myself before the journey?

زمني ضاع وما أنصفتني

زاديَ الأول كالزاد الأخير

My time is wasted and I have not been fair to myself

My first provision is like the last provision

ريّ عمري من أكاذيب المنى

وطعامي من عفاف وضمير

I watered my life with the lies of wishes

And my food was of chastity and conscience

وعلى كفك قلبٌ ودمٌ

وعلى بابك قيدٌ وأسير

And in your hand there is a heart and blood

And at your door there is a shackle and a captive

حانَ حرماني فدعني يا حبيبي

هذه الجنة ليست من نصيبي

The time of deprivation has come so leave me my beloved

This paradise is not meant for me

آه من دار نعيم كلما

جئتها أجتاز جسراً من لهيبِ

Oh the house of bliss whenever

I come to it I cross a bridge of flames

وأنا إلفك في ظل الصِّبا

والشباب الغض والعمر القشيب

And I get used to you in the shadow of youth

And green adolescence and old age

أنزل الربوة ضيفاً عابراً

ثم أمضي عنك كالطير الغريب

I come down the hill as a fleeting guest

Then I leave you like a strange bird

لِمَ يا هاجرُ أصبحتَ رحيما

والحنان الجمّ والرقة فيما

Why, O Emigrant, have you become merciful

And kindness, beauty and gentleness abound

لِم تسقينيَ من شهد الرضا

وتلاقيني عطوفاً وكريما

Why did you let me drink from the nectar of contentment

And meet me gently and generously

كل شيء صار مرّاً في فمي

بعد ما أصبحت بالدنيا عليما

Everything has become bitter in my mouth

After I have become knowledgeable of the world

آه من يأخذ عمري كله

ويعيد الطفلَ والجهلَ القديما

Oh who would take my whole life

And bring back the child and the old ignorance

هل رأى الحب سكارى مثلنا

كم بنينا من خيالٍ حولنا

Has love seen drunkards like us

How much have we built of fantasies around us

ومشينا في طريق مقمر

تثب الفرحة فيه قبلنا

And we walked on a moonlit path

Joy leaped in it before us

وتطلعنا إلى أنجمه

فتهاوين وأصبحن لنا

And we looked up at its stars

So we swooned and it became ours

وضحكنا ضحك طفلين معاً

وعدونا فسبقنا ظلنا

And we laughed the laugh of two children together

And our shadow raced us and outstripped us

وانتبهنا بعد ما زال الرحيق

وأفقنا ليتَ أنا لا نفيق

And we woke up after the nectar was gone

If only we don't wake up

يقظةٌ طاحت بأحلام الكَرَى

وتولّى الليلُ واللَّيل صَدِيق

An awakening that ruined the dreams of illusion

And the night has turned and the night is a friend

وإذا النُّور نَذِيرٌ طَالِعٌ

وإذا الفجر مُطِلٌّ كالحَريق

And there the light is a rising warner

And there the dawn is rising like a blaze

وإذا الدُّنيا كما نعرفها

وإذَا الأحبابُ كلٌّ في طَريق

And there is the world as we know it

And there are the loved ones each on a path

هاتِ أسعدني وَدَعني أسعدُك

قَد دنا بعدَ التنَّائي موردُك

Bring joy to me and let me bring joy to you

After the separation, your return has drawn near

فأذقنيه فإني ذاهِبٌ

لا غدي يُرجَى ولا يُرجَى غدُك

So let me taste it, for I am leaving

There is no tomorrow to be hoped for or your tomorrow to be hoped for

وابلائي من لياليَّ التي

قرَّبَت حَيني وراحَت تبعدُك

And ask me about the nights that

Brought my demise nearer and went farther from you

لا تَدَعني لليالي فغداً

تجرَح الفرقة ما تأسو يَدُك

Do not leave me to nights, for tomorrow

Separation will wound what your hand grieves

أزف البين وقد حان الذّهَاب

هذه اللَّحظة قَدَّت مِن عَذَاب

The time of parting has come and it is time to leave

This moment has brought agony

أزف البين وهل كان النَّوى

يا حبيبي غير أن أغلق باب

The time of parting has come, was the intention, my beloved

Other than to close the door?

مضت الشّمس فأمسيت وقد

أغلقت دونَي أبواب السَّحاب

The sun has set so I became evening, and you

Closed your doors to me, doors of clouds

وتلفَّتُّ على آثارِهَا

أسألُ الليَّل ومَن لي بالجواب

I wander upon its tracks

Asking the night, but who will answer me?