حَبَبْتُ نِسَاءً وَلَكِنْ

كَمَا حَببْتُكَ لاَ لاَ

I have loved women, but

Not as I have loved you, no, no.

وَقَفْتُ كَلَّ حَياتِي

عَلَيْكِ وَقْفاً حَلاَلاَ

I have dedicated my whole life to you,

A lawful dedication.

لَمْ أَدَّخِرْ ذَاتَ نَفْسِي

يَوْماً وَلَمْ أَقْنِ مَالاَ

I have not saved my soul

A single day, nor hoarded money.

ولَمْ أَرُدْكِ عَلَى أَنْ

تُلْقِي لأَمْرِي بَالاَ

I have not wanted you to

Take responsibility for my affairs.

ولَمْ أَسُمْكِ عِنَاءً

إِجَابَةً أَوْ سُؤُالاَ

I have not called you "trouble"

In response or question.

وَلَمْ أَكَلِّفْكِ إِلاَّ

حُسْنَ اللِّقَاءِ وِصَالاَ

I have asked of you only

The goodness of meeting and union.

حَصَرْتُ فِيكِ مَنَايَ

الحِسَانَ وَالآمَالاَ

I focused my desires on you -

Goodness and hopes.

فَكُنْتِ نُورَ وُجُودِي

وَمَا عَدَاكِ ظِلالا

So you were the light of my existence,

And anything besides you was shadows.

لاَ شِغْلَ يَشْغُلُ قَلْبِي

سِوَاكِ حَالاً فَحَالاَ

No occupation occupies my heart

Other than you, state after state.

جَمعْتِ فِي عَيْني اللُّطْفَ

كُلَّهُ وَالجَمَالاَ

You brought together in my eyes

All charm and beauty.

وَبِالقِياسِ إِلى الحُسْنِ

فِيكِ قَسْتُ الكَمَالاَ

And by your standard of beauty

I measured perfection.

فَذَاكَ ذَاكَ التَّفَانِي

في الحُبِّ أَوْ لاَ فَلاَلاَ

Such is this annihilation

In love - or no, no!