كَيفَ العَزاءُ وَأَنتِ أَومَقُ مَن مَشى

كَيفَ العَزاءُ وَأَنتِ أَومَقُ مَن مَشى

وَالنَفسُ مولَعَةٌ وَدارُكِ نائِيَه

وَالنَفسُ مولَعَةٌ وَدارُكِ نائِيَه

How can there be solace when you are the dearest of all who walk?

How can I be consoled when you are farther than one who walked away

And my soul is enamored, while your home is far away.

And my soul is inflamed while your home is distant

بِيَدَيكِ قَتلي إِن أَرَدتِ مَنيَّتي

بِيَدَيكِ قَتلي إِن أَرَدتِ مَنيَّتي

وَشِفاءُ نَفسي إِن أَرَدتِ شِفائِيَه

وَشِفاءُ نَفسي إِن أَرَدتِ شِفائِيَه

In your hands is my death, if you desire my demise,

In your hands is my death if you want my demise

And my soul’s healing, if you desire my recovery.

And the healing of my soul if you want my recovery

وَلَقَد عَرَفتُ فَما أَوَيتُ لِمُدنِفٍ

وَلَقَد عَرَفتُ فَما أَوَيتُ لِمُدنِفٍ

ما النَفسُ عَنكِ وَإِن نَأَيتُ بِسالِيَه

ما النَفسُ عَنكِ وَإِن نَأَيتُ بِسالِيَه

I have indeed known, yet have not pitied a languishing sufferer.

And I have known so I do not blame the slanderer

My soul has not forgotten you, even though I have gone far away.

The soul cannot be apart from you even if I go far away