لَكَ اللَهُ كَم أَودَعتَ قَلبِيَ مِن أَسىً

لَكَ اللَهُ كَم أَودَعتَ قَلبِيَ مِن أَسىً

وَكَم لَكَ ما بَينَ الجَوانِح من كَلمِ

وَكَم لَكَ ما بَينَ الجَوانِح من كَلمِ

God be your aid! How much sorrow you have lodged in my heart!

How much sorrow, my God, You have lodged in my heart

And how many wounds of your making lie between my ribs!

And how many words about You lie between my ribs

لحاظُكَ طول الدَهر حربٌ لِمُهجَتي

لحاظُكَ طول الدَهر حربٌ لِمُهجَتي

أَلا رَحمَةٌ تُثنيكَ يَوماً إِلى سَلمِ

أَلا رَحمَةٌ تُثنيكَ يَوماً إِلى سَلمِ

Your glances are war against my soul for all time.

Gazing at You is a war upon my soul for eternity

Will no mercy turn you one day toward peace?

Will mercy not someday incline You toward peace