يا راشق القلب مني

يا راشق القلب مني

لقد بلغت مرامك

لقد بلغت مرامك

O you who shoot at my heart,

O you who pierces my heart

You have indeed attained your aim.

You have achieved your goal

وجهت نبلك نحوي

وجهت نبلك نحوي

اصبت فاكفف سهامك

اصبت فاكفف سهامك

You aimed your arrows toward me;

You directed your nobility towards me

You hit your mark; so hold back your arrows.

You hit your target, so restrain your arrows

ويا كثير التجني

ويا كثير التجني

احكمت في غرامك

احكمت في غرامك

And O you who wrong me so often,

O you who reaps much

You have bound me fast in love for you.

You have mastered your passion

وعن دلال وكبر

وعن دلال وكبر

منعت حتى سلامك

منعت حتى سلامك

And out of coquetry and pride,

And from coquetry and arrogance

You withheld even your greeting.

You even withheld your greetings

بكيت دالا وميما

بكيت دالا وميما

لما هززت قوامك

لما هززت قوامك

I wept a dāl and a mīm—blood—

I cried the letters Dal and Meem

When you swayed your figure.

When you shook your stature

وكم سجت بدمعي

وكم سجت بدمعي

لما رأيت ابتسامك

لما رأيت ابتسامك

And how often my eyes streamed with tears

And how much I shed tears

When I saw your smile.

When I saw your smile

رضيت ذالا ولاما

رضيت ذالا ولاما

لي مذ كشفت لثامك

لي مذ كشفت لثامك

I accepted a dhāl and a lām—humiliation—

I was pleased with Dal and Laam

For myself, since you lifted your veil.

Since you unveiled your veil

نزعت لامة حزني

نزعت لامة حزني

لما تأملت لامك

لما تأملت لامك

I cast off the armor of my sorrow

I removed the banner of my sorrow

When I contemplated your lām.

When I contemplated your blame

ومن رأى سوء حالي

ومن رأى سوء حالي

وكيف صرت غلامك

وكيف صرت غلامك

And whoever saw my wretched state,

And whoever saw my poor state

And how I became your slave,

And how I became your slave

وشاهد السقم مني

وشاهد السقم مني

وفرط وجدي امامك

وفرط وجدي امامك

And witnessed the sickness in me,

And witnessed the sickness in me

And my overwhelming passion before you,

And the intensity of my love before you

رثا لحالي وخصمي

رثا لحالي وخصمي

رام لاجلي خصامك

رام لاجلي خصامك

Pitied my plight; and my adversary

Lamented my state and adversary

Sought, for my sake, to quarrel with you.

Started a feud for my sake

وعاذلي يا غزالي

وعاذلي يا غزالي

بكى عليّ ولامك

بكى عليّ ولامك

And my reprover, O my gazelle,

And blamed you, my gazelle

Wept for me and blamed you.

Cried over me and blamed you