أما الصفاءُ فقد تكدَّر

أما الصفاءُ فقد تكدَّر

ولعَ الفِراقُ به فأكثَر

ولعَ الفِراقُ به فأكثَر

As for serenity, it has grown clouded;

The serenity has become turbid,

parting grew obsessed with it and deepened the clouding.

And the agony of separation has increased,

تتغيَّرُ الأحوالُ بي

تتغيَّرُ الأحوالُ بي

إلا هواكَ فما تَغيَّر

إلا هواكَ فما تَغيَّر

Circumstances change for me,

My states change,

except my love for you, which has not changed.

Except for your love that never changed,

ما ضرَّهُ إذ كان أَو

ما ضرَّهُ إذ كان أَو

رَدني الرَّدى لو كانَ أصدَر

رَدني الرَّدى لو كانَ أصدَر

What harm would it have done him, since he had brought

It wouldn't have harmed him, had it been first,

me to death, had he led me back?

Or the misery would have brought me back, had it been more valid,

يا أيُّها الرشأ الغَري

يا أيُّها الرشأ الغَري

رُ هَواكَ خاطَر بي وغَرَّر

رُ هَواكَ خاطَر بي وغَرَّر

O guileless young gazelle,

O you, the delicate branch,

my love for you has imperiled me and exposed me to ruin.

Your love preoccupied my mind and deceived me,

كثرَت عليكَ زِيارَتي

كثرَت عليكَ زِيارَتي

أوَ ما غَرامي فيكَ أكثَر

أوَ ما غَرامي فيكَ أكثَر

My visits to you have grown frequent;

My visits to you have increased,

but is not my passion for you greater still?

Or else my passion for you is more,

ولعل أيَّامي تَكو

ولعل أيَّامي تَكو

نُ مُيَسَّراتٍ في مُيَسَّر

نُ مُيَسَّراتٍ في مُيَسَّر

And perhaps my days will

And perhaps my days will be,

be made easy through Muyassar.

Facilitated in facilitation,

فأَرى المَعالي والليا

فأَرى المَعالي والليا

لي قَد فتَكنَ وهنَّ أقدَر

لي قَد فتَكنَ وهنَّ أقدَر

So I see lofty honors and the nights

So I see glory and nights,

have struck ruthlessly, and are mightier

Have prevailed and weakened the most powerful,

ميلين عنكَ وإن فتَك

ميلين عنكَ وإن فتَك

نَ فعلتَ والمَضروب يُعذَر

نَ فعلتَ والمَضروب يُعذَر

two miles from you; and if they have struck,

Inclining away from you, even if they prevail,

you have done so too; the one struck is excused.

You did, and the stricken is excused,

ماذا أبوحُ به أَبا

ماذا أبوحُ به أَبا

حَسَنٍ إليكَ وأنتَ أخبَر

حَسَنٍ إليكَ وأنتَ أخبَر

What can I confide, Abu

What can I profess to you, O Abû Hassân,

Hasan, to you, when you know better?

And you are more knowing,

أثني عليكَ بدونِ ما

أثني عليكَ بدونِ ما

يُثنَى عليكَ به وتُذكَر

يُثنَى عليكَ به وتُذكَر

I praise you with less than what

I praise you without what,

is said in your praise and remembrance,

You are praised with and mentioned,

عِلماً بأنَّ نداكَ في

عِلماً بأنَّ نداكَ في

ما قالَه الثقلانِ أشهَر

ما قالَه الثقلانِ أشهَر

knowing that your bounty, among

Knowing that your equal in,

what humankind and jinn have spoken of, is most renowned.

What the two authorities have said, is most famous,

سمحُ الخَليقَةِ واليَدَي

سمحُ الخَليقَةِ واليَدَي

نِ إذا سَماحُهُما تَعذَّر

نِ إذا سَماحُهُما تَعذَّر

Generous in nature and with both hands,

Forbearing in nature and hands,

when generosity from humankind and jinn fails.

When their forbearance is difficult.