يا غَزالاً أَصارَني

يا غَزالاً أَصارَني

موثَقاً في يَدِ المِحَن

موثَقاً في يَدِ المِحَن

O gazelle who has made me

O gazelle, trials have made me

bound in the hand of afflictions,

A prisoner in the hands of tribulations

إِنَّني مُذ هَجَرتَني

إِنَّني مُذ هَجَرتَني

لَم أَذُق لَذَّةَ الوَسَن

لَم أَذُق لَذَّةَ الوَسَن

Indeed, since you deserted me,

Since you left me,

I have not tasted the sweetness of slumber.

I have not tasted the sweetness of intimacy

لَيتَ حَظّي إِشارَةٌ

لَيتَ حَظّي إِشارَةٌ

مِنكَ أَو لَحظَةٌ عَنَن

مِنكَ أَو لَحظَةٌ عَنَن

If only my share were a gesture

I wish my fate were

from you, or a chance glance.

A sign from you or a tender glance

شافِعي يا مُعَذِّبي

شافِعي يا مُعَذِّبي

في الهَوى وَجهُكَ الحَسَن

في الهَوى وَجهُكَ الحَسَن

My intercessor, O my tormentor,

My tormentor, intercede for me

in love is your beautiful face.

With your beautiful face in passion

كُنتُ خِلواًّ مِنَ الهَوى

كُنتُ خِلواًّ مِنَ الهَوى

فَأَنا اليَومَ مُرتَهَن

فَأَنا اليَومَ مُرتَهَن

I was free of love,

I was free from passion

and today I am held captive.

And now I stand hostage

كانَ سِرّي مُكَتَّماً

كانَ سِرّي مُكَتَّماً

وَهُوَ الآنَ قَد عَلَن

وَهُوَ الآنَ قَد عَلَن

My secret was concealed,

My secret was concealed

and now it has come to light.

And now it is revealed

لَيسَ لي عَنكَ مَذهَبٌ

لَيسَ لي عَنكَ مَذهَبٌ

فَكَما شِئتَ لي فَكُن

فَكَما شِئتَ لي فَكُن

I have no escape from you,

I have no refuge from you

so be toward me as you wish.

So be with me as you wish