ما ضَرَّك يا شِبهَ قَوامِ الأَسَلِ

ما ضَرَّك يا شِبهَ قَوامِ الأَسَلِ

لَو تَرحَمنُي فَنَيِتُ من هَجرِكَ لي

لَو تَرحَمنُي فَنَيِتُ من هَجرِكَ لي

What harm would it do you, O you whose figure is like a spear,

What harm to you, O slender like a spear's frame,

if you showed me mercy? I have wasted away from your forsaking me.

If you show me mercy, so I be released from your estrangement?

تِه كَيفَ أَرَدت يا مُنَى النَّفسِ فَما

تِه كَيفَ أَرَدت يا مُنَى النَّفسِ فَما

أَسلوا أبَداً وَصَلتَ أَو لَم تَصِلِ

أَسلوا أبَداً وَصَلتَ أَو لَم تَصِلِ

Be as proud as you wish, O my soul’s desire, for I shall

However you wished, O soul's desire, so

never forget you, whether you grant me union or not.

Never cease connection, or connect not at all.