شَعفُ الفُؤادِ بِجارَةِ الجَنبِ

شَعفُ الفُؤادِ بِجارَةِ الجَنبِ

فَظَلَلتُ ذا حُزنٍ وَذا كَرَبِ

فَظَلَلتُ ذا حُزنٍ وَذا كَرَبِ

The heart's ardent love for the woman next door—

The heart rejoices in the neighbor next door

So I remained full of grief and anguish.

So I lingered in sadness and distress

يا جارَتي أَمسَيتِ مالِكَةً

يا جارَتي أَمسَيتِ مالِكَةً

رِقّي وَغالِبَتي عَلى لُبّي

رِقّي وَغالِبَتي عَلى لُبّي

O my neighbor, you have become mistress

My neighbor, you have become my mistress

Of my bondage, and the conqueror of my reason.

My concern, overpowering my mind

وَأَنا الذَليلُ لِمَن بُليتُ بِهِ

وَأَنا الذَليلُ لِمَن بُليتُ بِهِ

حَسبي بِهِ عاذِلَتي حَسبي

حَسبي بِهِ عاذِلَتي حَسبي

And I am abased before the one with whom I am afflicted.

While I remain submissive to the one I'm afflicted by

He is enough for me, my reproacher—enough for me.

It's enough that my reproacher reproaches me

أَمّا النَهارُ فَفيهِ شُغلُ تَحَمُّلٍ

أَمّا النَهارُ فَفيهِ شُغلُ تَحَمُّلٍ

وَاللَيلُ يَجلِبُ لي هَوى الحُبِّ

وَاللَيلُ يَجلِبُ لي هَوى الحُبِّ

As for the day, it holds the task of endurance;

The day brings constant toil and suffering

And night brings me the longing of love.

And the night brings the pangs of passion's love