أَلا إِنَّ حُبّي لَهُ

أَلا إِنَّ حُبّي لَهُ

تَجاوَزَ مِقدارهُ

تَجاوَزَ مِقدارهُ

Behold, my love for him

My love for him has exceeded all bounds

Truly, my love for him

has exceeded its bounds.

When all hearts are healed of their sorrows

Has exceeded all measure.

إِذا كُلُّ قَلبٍ سَلا

إِذا كُلُّ قَلبٍ سَلا

فَيا قَلبُ مِق دارَهُ

فَيا قَلبُ مِق دارَهُ

If every heart forgets its love,

Then O my heart! heal yours

When every other heart finds solace,

then, O heart, love his dwelling.

It is as though my heart has made its home with him

Then, O heart, love his abode.

كَأَنَّ فُؤادي ثَوى

كَأَنَّ فُؤادي ثَوى

بِمَثواهُ أَو طارهُ

بِمَثواهُ أَو طارهُ

It is as though my heart had settled

Or has flown away to be with him

As if my heart has settled

in his abode—or he had carried it away.

How can it say it is healed

In his dwelling, or flown to him.

وَكَيفَ يَقولُ اِشتَفي

وَكَيفَ يَقولُ اِشتَفي

وَلَم يَقضِ أَوطارَهُ

وَلَم يَقضِ أَوطارَهُ

And how can it say it has found relief

When it hasn’t finished its journey

And how can one say, "I am healed,"

when it has not fulfilled its desires?

When he has not fulfilled his desires?