ما لعيني لم تعني

لمَ تقسو وهْي مني

What ails my eye that it does not assist me?

Why is it cruel when it is a part of me?

هل تغيثيني بدمع

أكرميني ثم حِنّي

Will you come to my aid with a tear,

Honor me, then show compassion,

بدعاء فيه وصلٌ

لا تسيئي فيك ظني

With a prayer in which there is union?

Do not disappoint my hopes in you.

اسْتَعد يا لغز حُلْمي

أيّ قصر لك أبني

Prepare yourself, O mystery of my dream,

Which palace shall I build for you?

ثم نحيا في جنان

حيثُ نشدو كل لَحْن

Then we shall live in gardens of paradise,

Where we will sing every melody.

بعدها نغفو عناقاً

ثم نصحو ونغني

Afterward, we will fall asleep in an embrace,

Then we will awake and sing.

هذه أشجانُ روحي

في همومي لا تذرني

These are the sorrows of my soul;

In my anguish, do not abandon me.

ها أنا في هيكل العُشـ

ـشاق مأسوراً فدعني

Here I am in the temple of lo-

-vers, held captive, so let me be.

أحتمي بالوَهْم حيناً

ذاك ظَنٌّ، لم يفدني

I take refuge in illusion at times;

That is mere conjecture, it did not benefit me.

غير أني لم أملْ نَحْـ

ـوَ أنيس لم يُجبني

Yet I did not incline to-

-wards a companion who did not answer me.

لا تَحدْ، في الصَّحْو عدني

واعْدُ، في الأحلام زُرْني

Do not turn away, in wakefulness promise me,

And hasten, in dreams visit me.

لُمْتُ حالي بعد شكي

في كلام الناس عنّي

I blamed myself after my doubt

Regarding what people said about me.

لو أنا أهْمَلتُ ودّي

فَهْوَ حُمْقٌ ليس منّي

If I had neglected my affection,

Then it is a foolishness not of my nature;

ذاك من واش ظلوم

كل حين يشتكيني

That is from an unjust slanderer

Who constantly complains of me.

فيك صدْقٌ، فيك رفْقٌ

يَقْتفيني دون إذْن

In you there is truth, in you there is gentleness,

Trailing me without permission.

واجمٌ يا لهْفَ نفسي

خلْتُ شَجْوي لم يُرحْني

Despondent am I, oh the grief of my soul!

I thought my sorrow would bring me no relief.

ثم هَبْني صرتُ أبْغي

منك وعْداً بالتَّمَنّي

Then suppose I began to seek

A promise from you through mere wishing;

أفلا تُبْدي قَبولاً

من شكوكي خاب ظني!

Will you not show acceptance?

From my doubts, my expectations were dashed!

بعدها أدركتُ ذنبي

فامْحُ عني كل دَيْن

After that, I realized my fault,

So erase from me every debt.

لا تكن خلّاً عنيداً

في ودادي لا تُهنّي

Do not be a stubborn companion;

In my love, do not humiliate me.

إنني في الوَجْد باقٍ

أنتَ نور القلب صُنّي

I remain steadfast in passion;

You are the light of the heart, protect me.

لسْتُ للعهدِ نسيّاً

إِنْ نسيتُ العَهْدَ لُمْني

I am not forgetful of the covenant;

If I forget the vow, blame me.

واجْرِ حاولْ، لا تماطلْ

كلُّ شيءٍ راح منّي

And run, try, do not delay!

Everything has slipped away from me.

واحْمِني من نار شوقٍ

لم أعُدْ أقوى، أعِنّي

And protect me from the fire of longing,

I am no longer strong enough, help me.

دِفْءُ أحلامي سقاني

جرعة من خمرِ فنّي

The warmth of my dreams has given me to drink

A sip from the wine of my art.

عاذلي، يا من تُدِنّي

خَلّني يوماً وشأني

My blamer, O you who condemn me,

Leave me be, for one day, to my own affairs.