عَذابُ الهَوى لِلعاشِقينَ أَليمُ

عَذابُ الهَوى لِلعاشِقينَ أَليمُ

وَأَجرُهُمُ يَومَ المَعادِ عَظيمُ

وَأَجرُهُمُ يَومَ المَعادِ عَظيمُ

Love’s torment is painful for lovers,

The agony of passion is painful for lovers,

And their reward on the Day of Resurrection is great.

And their reward on the Day of Judgment will be great.

فَوَاللَهِ لا ذاقوا الجَحيمَ وَإِن جَنَوا

فَوَاللَهِ لا ذاقوا الجَحيمَ وَإِن جَنَوا

فَحَسبُهُمُ أَنَّ الغَرامَ جَحيمُ

فَحَسبُهُمُ أَنَّ الغَرامَ جَحيمُ

So, by God, they shall not taste Hell, even if they have sinned;

By Allah, they will not taste hellfire even if they commit sin,

For consuming passion is hell enough for them.

For their torment of love itself is hell.

بِروحِيَ مَن قَد نامَ عَن سوءِ حالَتي

بِروحِيَ مَن قَد نامَ عَن سوءِ حالَتي

وَعِندِيَ مِنهُ مُقعِدٌ وَمُقيمُ

وَعِندِيَ مِنهُ مُقعِدٌ وَمُقيمُ

My soul be ransom for him who has slept, heedless of my wretched state,

By my soul, he who has slept ignoring my miserable state,

And from him I have what makes me sit and rise.

To me he is settled down and residing.

وَما ذاكَ إِلّا أَنَّ مُخطَفَ خَصرِهِ

وَما ذاكَ إِلّا أَنَّ مُخطَفَ خَصرِهِ

لَراجيهِ كَهفٌ وَالعِذارُ مُقيمُ

لَراجيهِ كَهفٌ وَالعِذارُ مُقيمُ

And that is only because his slender waist

And that is only because his slender waist

Is a refuge for one who hopes for him, and his cheek down abides.

Is like a cave for me to take refuge, and excuse to reside.