رأيت طريق اليأس منكم بعيدة

رأيت طريق اليأس منكم بعيدة

ولاسيما إن خاض سالكها البحرا

ولاسيما إن خاض سالكها البحرا

I saw the road to despair of you lying far away,

I found the road to losing hope of you a distant one,

Especially if the one who follows it plunges into the sea.

And especially if its traveler wades through the sea.

ولما سلكنا عمق حارم وصلكم

ولما سلكنا عمق حارم وصلكم

رأينا الطريق الصعب والمسلك الوعرا

رأينا الطريق الصعب والمسلك الوعرا

And when we entered the depths that bar us from union with you,

And when we traversed the depths of Harim to join you,

We found the road difficult, the passage rugged.

We saw the difficult road and the rugged path.

ولي منكم شغلان بالصد والنوى

ولي منكم شغلان بالصد والنوى

وأرتاح للذكرى وقلبي بكم يغرى

وأرتاح للذكرى وقلبي بكم يغرى

From you I have two preoccupations: rebuff and separation;

You leave me with two preoccupations: rejection and separation.

I find rest in remembrance, while my heart grows enamored of you.

And I take comfort in remembrance, while my heart is captivated by you.