لو اكتسبت طباق الأرض من ذهب

لو اكتسبت طباق الأرض من ذهب

لما رأيت به من قربكم عوضا

لما رأيت به من قربكم عوضا

If I acquired enough gold to cover the earth,

If I gained all the gold of the earth,

I would find in it no substitute for nearness to you.

I would not find it equal to your company.

فارقتكم جاهلاً ما في فراقكم

فارقتكم جاهلاً ما في فراقكم

فذقت من حرّ نأي عنكم مضضا

فذقت من حرّ نأي عنكم مضضا

I parted from you, unaware of what parting from you held,

I parted from you in ignorance, not knowing the torment of distance,

So I tasted anguish from the burning heat of distance from you.

So I tasted the burning pain of being far from you.

فليتني لم أكن يوماً عرفتكم

فليتني لم أكن يوماً عرفتكم

بل ليتني كنت من قبل النوى حرضا

بل ليتني كنت من قبل النوى حرضا

If only I had never known you;

If only I had never known you,

Rather, if only I had been wasting away before our separation.

Rather, I wish I was dust before creation.

فلو قضت شدّة أو حسرة أجلا

فلو قضت شدّة أو حسرة أجلا

لكنت ممن قضى من حسرة فمضى

لكنت ممن قضى من حسرة فمضى

For if hardship or grief could end a life,

For if fate decreed hardship or sorrow for me,

I would be among those who died of grief and passed away.

I would be one who perished from grief and moved on.