مَن مُبلِغٌ عَنّي أَبا كامِلِ

مَن مُبلِغٌ عَنّي أَبا كامِلِ

أَنّي إِذا ما غابَ كَالهامِلِ

أَنّي إِذا ما غابَ كَالهامِلِ

Who will tell Abu Kamil on my behalf

Who will convey to Abu Kamil

that when he is away, I am like an untended stray?

That when he is absent, I yearn like an ardent lover,

وَزادَني شَوقاً إِلى قُربِهِ

وَزادَني شَوقاً إِلى قُربِهِ

ما قَد مَضى مِن دَهرِنا الحائِلِ

ما قَد مَضى مِن دَهرِنا الحائِلِ

And my longing to be near him has been heightened

And the time passed between us makes me long more for his nearness,

by what has passed of our changing days.

When I meet him, I remain intoxicated with joy for days.

إِنّي إِذا عاطَيتُهُ مُزَةً

إِنّي إِذا عاطَيتُهُ مُزَةً

ظَلتُ بيومِ الفَرَحِ الجاذِلِ

ظَلتُ بيومِ الفَرَحِ الجاذِلِ

Indeed, when I offer him tart wine,

I spend a day of jubilant joy.