شوقيmy longing إليكtoward you وأدمُعيand my tears تتدفقpour forth
شوقي إليك وأدمُعي تتدفق
وبريقَand the gleam برقٍlightning منfrom جبينُكَyour brow يبرقُflashes
وبريقَ برقٍ من جبينُكَ يبرقُ
My longing is for you, and my tears pour forth.
My longing for you and my tears overflowing
And the gleam of lightning flashes from your brow.
And the glint of lightning from your forehead flashes
ويطيبُand is pleasing ليto me منكfrom you التدللcoyness فيin الهوىlove
ويطيبُ لي منك التدلل في الهوى
ومُنايand my wish ياO روحيmy soul لأنتsurely you مُصدقُone who fulfills
ومُناي يا روحي لأنت مُصدقُ
And your coyness in love is sweet to me.
And your tender affection is sweet to me in passion
And you, my soul, surely fulfill my wish.
And my wish, O my soul, is that you believe
كمhow often لامنيblamed me منthose who لمdid not يحسfeel بِلذةًa delight
كم لامني من لم يحس بِلذةً
منfrom دمعةًa tear فيin مقلةًan eye تترقرقُshimmers
من دمعةً في مقلةً تترقرقُ
How often have I been blamed by those who never felt the delight
How many have blamed me who did not feel the pleasure
Of a tear shimmering in an eye.
Of a teardrop in an eyelid flowing down
ماذاwhat تكونwill you be إذاwhen أتيتُكَI come to you حامِلاًcarrying
ماذا تكون إذا أتيتُكَ حامِلاً
رُوحيmy soul بِكفيin my palm لاnot يُرىis seen ليfor me مرفقُsupport
رُوحي بِكفي لا يُرى لي مرفقُ
What will you be when I come to you bearing
What would it be if I came to you carrying
My soul in my palm, with no support in sight for me?
My soul in my palms, though my elbow is not seen
لولاwere it not for المحبةlove فيin الفؤادthe heart تجسمتtook bodily form
لولا المحبة في الفؤاد تجسمت
ماnot كانwas قلبيmy heart فيin يديكَyour hands يُمزقُis torn apart
ما كان قلبي في يديكَ يُمزقُ
Had love not taken bodily form within the heart,
If not for love embodied in my heart
My heart would not have been torn apart in your hands.
Would my heart in your hands be torn apart
كُنbe ليmine ولوand even if كانwere الهوىlove ليfor me غصةًُa choking lump
كُن لي ولو كان الهوى لي غصةًُ
فيهin it رضيتَyou were content ولوand even if لِقلبيfor my heart تشفقُyou feel pity
فيه رضيتَ ولو لِقلبي تشفقُ
Be mine, even if love is a choking lump in my throat.
Be mine even if passion is anguish for me
You have been content with it, even if you pity my heart.
In it you were pleased even if my heart aches
لاno لومblame أنthat أولىbestowed on المُحبthe lover حبيبهُhis beloved
لا لوم أن أولى المُحب حبيبهُ
عطفاًtenderness فمنهfor, because of him فيin الهوىlove يتمزقُis torn apart
عطفاً فمنه في الهوى يتمزقُ
There is no blame if a lover grants his beloved
No blame that the lover favors his beloved
Tenderness, for he is torn apart in love because of him.
With kindness for in passion he is torn
فإرحمso have mercy شقايَmy misery وخلنيand let me be لكfor you تابِعاًa follower
فإرحم شقايَ وخلني لك تابِعاً
فبِذاكَso through that أصفوI become serene للحياةfor life أصفقُI applaud
فبِذاكَ أصفو للحياة أصفقُ
So pity my suffering, and let me be your follower.
So have mercy on my misery and let me be your follower
So through that I grow serene and applaud life.
For with that life to me is more harmonious
وامننand bestow علَيَupon me بِنظرةًwith a glance منfrom مُغرمٍone in love
وامنن علَيَ بِنظرةً من مُغرمٍ
لاnot نظرةٍa glance منfrom شامتٍa gloater يتشدقُspeaks boastfully
لا نظرةٍ من شامتٍ يتشدقُ
And grant me a glance from one in love,
And bestow on me a glance from one impassioned
Not a glance from a gloater who boasts.
Not a glance from a gloating blabbermouth
إنيindeed I وإنand though أظهرتَyou showed بعضsome تجلُدًfortitude
إني وإن أظهرتَ بعض تجلُدً
كيso that تَطمئنyou feel reassured ولاand not ترانيyou see me أأرقُI lie sleepless
كي تَطمئن ولا تراني أأرقُ
Indeed I, though you have shown some fortitude,
Though I pretended to be indifferent
So you may feel reassured and not see me sleepless,
So you’d be reassured and not see me sleepless
ولقدand indeed وهبتُكَI gave you كُلall ماعنديwhat I have وماand not
ولقد وهبتُكَ كُل ماعندي وما
عنديI have سوىexcept قلبٍa heart بِحُبِكَwith love for you يخفقُbeats
عندي سوى قلبٍ بِحُبِكَ يخفقُ
Have indeed given you all I have, and
And I have given you all I possess and have
I have nothing but a heart that beats with love for you.
Nothing left but a heart beating for your love
فإقبلهso accept it منيfrom me إنif رَضيتَyou approve of وِدادهُits affection
فإقبله مني إن رَضيتَ وِدادهُ
فلقدfor indeed أَحبَhas loved الحُبُlove قلباًa heart يَعشقُloves passionately
فلقد أَحبَ الحُبُ قلباً يَعشقُ
So accept it from me, if its affection pleases you.
So accept it from me if you are pleased with its devotion
For love has indeed loved a heart that loves passionately.
For love has loved a heart that adores
وإذاand when رأيتُكَI see you بالسعادةِin happiness رافِلاًrobed
وإذا رأيتُكَ بالسعادةِ رافِلاً
يحلوgrows sweet عذابُكَyour torment كُلماwhenever أَتمزقُI am torn apart
يحلو عذابُكَ كُلما أَتمزقُ
And when I see you robed in happiness,
And when I see you reveling in bliss
Your torment grows sweet whenever I am torn apart.
Your torment is sweet whenever I am torn
لاno عيشlife ليfor me إنif قدindeed رأيتُكI have seen you غاضِباًangry
لا عيش لي إن قد رأيتُك غاضِباً
منيwith me لأنيbecause I بالنسائمِon the breezes أشرقُI choke
مني لأني بالنسائمِ أشرقُ
There is no life for me if I see you angry
I have no life if I see you angry with me
With me, for I choke on the breezes.
Because I am luminous like the breeze
مولايmy lord قفpause ليfor me وإختبرنيand test me ساعةًan hour
مولاي قف لي وإختبرني ساعةً
تجدyou will find الغرامpassion مُجدداًrenewed لاnot يعتقُgrows old
تجد الغرام مُجدداً لا يعتقُ
My lord, pause for me and test me for an hour.
My master wait for me and test me awhile
You will find passion renewed, never growing old.
You’ll find passion renewed that cannot be freed
وأنصُتand listen attentively لِقلبيto my heart وإستمعand listen to دقاتهُits beats
وأنصُت لِقلبي وإستمع دقاتهُ
حتىuntil تراهyou see it منfrom الجوىlove's anguish يتفتقُsplits open
حتى تراه من الجوى يتفتقُ
And listen to my heart, and hear its beats,
And listen to my heart and hear its beats
Until you see it burst open from love's anguish.
Until you see it bursting from fervor
جدbe generous ليto me بِضمwith an embrace وإقتبسand draw منيfrom me الهوىlove
جد لي بِضم وإقتبس مني الهوى
فمُنايَfor my wish أنthat نهنأwe find happiness وقلبُكَand your heart شيقُyearning
فمُنايَ أن نهنأ وقلبُكَ شيقُ
Grant me an embrace, and draw love from me.
Bring me close and take from me passion
For my wish is that we be happy, with your heart yearning.
For my wish is to delight while your heart beats
لولاwere it not for الهوىlove ماnot سالَflowed دمعيmy tears منfrom دميmy blood
لولا الهوى ما سالَ دمعي من دمي
ولصارَand would become ليليmy night منfrom هواكَyour love يُطوقُis encircled
ولصارَ ليلي من هواكَ يُطوقُ
Were it not for love, my tears would not flow from my blood,
If not for love my tears would not flow from my blood
And my night would be encircled by your love.
And my night for your love would not be confined