لَأَستَسقِيَنَّ العَينَ غَيثاً لِرَبعِكُم

لَأَستَسقِيَنَّ العَينَ غَيثاً لِرَبعِكُم

وَإِن زادَهُ صَوبُ الدُموعِ مُحولا

وَإِن زادَهُ صَوبُ الدُموعِ مُحولا

I shall surely ask my eye to rain upon your dwelling,

I shall surely beseech my eyes to rain down upon your dwelling,

Even if the downpour of tears makes it more barren.

Even if the downpour of tears only deepens its desolation.

لَأَستَنشِقَنَّ الريحَ شَوقاً إِلَيكُمُ

لَأَستَنشِقَنَّ الريحَ شَوقاً إِلَيكُمُ

إِذا هِيَ هَبَّت بُكرَةً وَأَصيلا

إِذا هِيَ هَبَّت بُكرَةً وَأَصيلا

I shall surely breathe in the wind, longing for you,

I shall surely inhale the wind, longing for your scent,

Whenever it blows, morning and evening.

Whenever it blows, at the break of dawn or in the fading afternoon.

لَأَنتُم وَإِن خُنتُم مَواثيقَ عَهدِنا

لَأَنتُم وَإِن خُنتُم مَواثيقَ عَهدِنا

أَحِبَّةُ قَلبي لا أُريدُ بَديلا

أَحِبَّةُ قَلبي لا أُريدُ بَديلا

Surely you, though you broke the pledges of our covenant,

For you—even though you have betrayed the covenants of our vow—

Are my heart's beloved ones; I desire no replacement.

Remain the beloveds of my heart; I desire no substitute.

لَآخِرُ عَهدي مِثل أَوَّله لَكُم

لَآخِرُ عَهدي مِثل أَوَّله لَكُم

وَإِن كُنتُمُ لا تَحفَظونَ خَليلا

وَإِن كُنتُمُ لا تَحفَظونَ خَليلا

Surely the end of my pledge to you is like its beginning,

My devotion at the end remains just as it was at the beginning,

Even though you do not cherish a dear friend.

Even if you fail to preserve the bond of a faithful friend.

لَأَسعَفتُمُ المُشتاقَ لَو ذُقتُمُ الهَوى

لَأَسعَفتُمُ المُشتاقَ لَو ذُقتُمُ الهَوى

فَأحيَيتُمُ بِالوَصلِ مِنهُ قَتيلا

فَأحيَيتُمُ بِالوَصلِ مِنهُ قَتيلا

You would surely have aided the yearning lover, had you tasted love,

You would have aided this yearning soul had you but tasted passion,

And through union brought back to life one slain by it.

And revived with your union one whom love has slain.

لَأَجرُكُمُ بِالوَصلِ أَفضَلُ مغنَمٍ

لَأَجرُكُمُ بِالوَصلِ أَفضَلُ مغنَمٍ

بِعَيشِكُمُ رِفقاً عَلَيهِ قَليلا

بِعَيشِكُمُ رِفقاً عَلَيهِ قَليلا

Surely your reward for union is the finest gain.

Your reward for granting connection would be the greatest gain;

By your lives, show him a little gentleness.

I swear by your life, have just a little gentleness upon him.

لَأَن تُحسِنوا أَولى بِكُم مِن إِساءَةٍ

لَأَن تُحسِنوا أَولى بِكُم مِن إِساءَةٍ

وَما كانَ أَولى بِالجَميلِ جَميلا

وَما كانَ أَولى بِالجَميلِ جَميلا

Surely acting kindly befits you more than doing harm,

It is more fitting for you to show kindness than cruelty,

And how becoming kindness is to one so fair!

And how worthy is the beautiful one of doing beautiful deeds.

لَأَستَرزِقَنَّ اللَهَ نَوماً فَرُبَّما

لَأَستَرزِقَنَّ اللَهَ نَوماً فَرُبَّما

وَجَدتُ إِلَيكُم في المَنامِ سَبيلا

وَجَدتُ إِلَيكُم في المَنامِ سَبيلا

I shall surely ask God to grant me sleep, for perhaps

I shall surely pray to God to grant me sleep, for perhaps,

I shall find a path to you in dreams.

I might find a path to you within the realm of dreams.

لَأَستَحسِنَنَّ الذُلَّ في طاعَةِ الهَوى

لَأَستَحسِنَنَّ الذُلَّ في طاعَةِ الهَوى

وَأَيُّ مُحبٍّ لا يَعيشُ ذَليلا

وَأَيُّ مُحبٍّ لا يَعيشُ ذَليلا

I shall surely find abasement beautiful in obedience to love;

I shall surely deem humiliation sweet in obedience to passion,

And what lover does not live in abasement?

For what lover is there who does not live humbled?

لَآلئُ عَيني عقدُها مُتَناثِرٌ

لَآلئُ عَيني عقدُها مُتَناثِرٌ

وَإِن كانَ لا يشفي البُكاءُ عَليلا

وَإِن كانَ لا يشفي البُكاءُ عَليلا

The pearls of my eye—their necklace lies scattered,

The pearls of my eyes—their necklace lies scattered,

Though weeping does not heal one who is ailing.

Even though weeping brings no cure to the ailing heart.