أأعذِر قلبي وهْوَ لي غير عاذِرٍ

أأعذِر قلبي وهْوَ لي غير عاذِرٍ

أم أعصِي غرامي وهو ما بين أضلعي

أم أعصِي غرامي وهو ما بين أضلعي

Shall I excuse my heart, though it does not excuse me?

Shall I excuse my heart though to me it's not excusing

Or shall I defy my passion, though it lies between my ribs?

Or shall I disobey my passion residing in my ribs

ومن لِي بصبرٍ أَستزيلُ به الجوى

ومن لِي بصبرٍ أَستزيلُ به الجوى

وما جَلَدِي طوعِي ولا كبِدِي معِي

وما جَلَدِي طوعِي ولا كبِدِي معِي

And who can give me patience with which to dispel love's anguish?

And who can lend me patience to withstand the agony

My fortitude is not at my command, nor is my liver with me.

My endurance is not obedient nor my liver is with me

نَأَوْا والأسى عنَّي بهم غير مُنْتَأٍ

نَأَوْا والأسى عنَّي بهم غير مُنْتَأٍ

وودّعتهم والحبُّ غير مودّعِي

وودّعتهم والحبُّ غير مودّعِي

They went far away, yet grief for them is not far from me.

They went away while anguish did not depart from me

And I bade them farewell, yet love does not bid me farewell.

And I bid them farewell while love did not bid me farewell

فأوّل شوقي كانَ آخِرَ سَلْوتي

فأوّل شوقي كانَ آخِرَ سَلْوتي

وآخِرُ صَبْري كانَ أَولَ أَدْمُعِي

وآخِرُ صَبْري كانَ أَولَ أَدْمُعِي

So the beginning of my longing was the end of my solace,

So my first longing was my last solace

And the end of my patience was the beginning of my tears.

And my last patience was my first tears