بَعُدتْ مسافةُ بينِنَا وتوحّشَتْ

بَعُدتْ مسافةُ بينِنَا وتوحّشَتْ

حتّى على طيفِ الخيالِ الطّارِقِ

حتّى على طيفِ الخيالِ الطّارِقِ

The distance between us has grown vast and desolate,

The distance between us has grown, and become desolate,

Even for the phantom of fancy that visits by night.

Even the fleeting image of you in my thoughts has vanished.

ويئستُ من أن نَلتقِي لكنّنِي

ويئستُ من أن نَلتقِي لكنّنِي

ألقَى تذكُّركُم بقلبٍ خَافِقِ

ألقَى تذكُّركُم بقلبٍ خَافِقِ

And I have despaired of our meeting, yet I

I have lost hope that we will meet again, yet

Greet the memory of you with a throbbing heart.

The memory of you still stirs my aching heart.

وأُغيِّضُ العَبراتِ وهي فرائِدٌ

وأُغيِّضُ العَبراتِ وهي فرائِدٌ

من لُؤلؤٍ فَتفيضُ سمطَ عَقائقِِ

من لُؤلؤٍ فَتفيضُ سمطَ عَقائقِِ

And I hold back the tears, though they are precious gems

I hold back my tears, though they flow like

Of pearl; then they overflow as a strand of agates.

Strings of pearls and fields of poppies.