أُعلِّلُ بالمُنى نَسي لَعَلِّي

أُعلِّلُ بالمُنى نَسي لَعَلِّي

أُخَفِّفُ وَقْدَ نارِ الشَّوقِ عَنِّي

أُخَفِّفُ وَقْدَ نارِ الشَّوقِ عَنِّي

I soothe myself with hopes, that perhaps I may

I make excuses with hope that I may forget

Ease the blaze of longing’s fire for myself.

I try to alleviate the burning fire of longing within me

وأعلَمُ أنَّ وصلَكَ لا يُرَجّى

وأعلَمُ أنَّ وصلَكَ لا يُرَجّى

ولكِتْ لا أقَلِّ مِنَ التَّمنيِّ

ولكِتْ لا أقَلِّ مِنَ التَّمنيِّ

And I know that union with you is not to be hoped for,

I know that being with you is not to be hoped for

Yet at least I can wish.

Yet I cannot stop wishing