عواد يا حبيبي عواد

عواد يا حبيبي عواد

ودع عنك كثر التجني

ودع عنك كثر التجني

Come back, my beloved, come back.

My beloved friend, my companion

And put aside your excessive unjust reproach.

Leave off your excessive blame

حبك سكن في الفؤاد

حبك سكن في الفؤاد

وان شط مغناك عني

وان شط مغناك عني

Love for you has settled in my heart,

Your love dwells in my heart

Even though your dwelling lies far from me.

Even if your songs distract me from you

صفا حالنا في الوداد

صفا حالنا في الوداد

ومنك أنا وأنت مني

ومنك أنا وأنت مني

Our state has grown serene in love,

Our condition is goodwill and affection

And I am of you, and you are of me.

I am yours and you are mine

واقصر وطل في العناد

واقصر وطل في العناد

فعشقتك ديني وفني

فعشقتك ديني وفني

Cut short or prolong your obstinacy—

Cut short and cease your stubbornness

For loving you is my faith and my art.

For I have made your love my religion and art

ولي حال ما قط حال

ولي حال ما قط حال

بما تعهده من ودادي

بما تعهده من ودادي

And my state has never changed

I have a state like no other state

In the affection you know from me.

With the affection you have pledged

وان طال منك المطال

وان طال منك المطال

ومدّيت حبل البعاد

ومدّيت حبل البعاد

Even if your delay grows long,

And if your testing of me grows long

And you stretch out the cord of separation,

And you extend the rope of separation

فان بان مني ملال

فان بان مني ملال

فلا نلت غاية مرادي

فلا نلت غاية مرادي

If weariness should show in me,

Then if boredom appears in me

Then may I never attain my desire's goal.

I will not attain my wish

وان تتهم يا سعاد

وان تتهم يا سعاد

بما شئته فاختبرني

بما شئته فاختبرني

And if you accuse me, O Su'ad,

And if you accuse me, O my happiness

Of whatever you wish, then test me.

Of what you desire, then test me

عجيب يا عذولي عجيب

عجيب يا عذولي عجيب

فما ضايقك من هوائي

فما ضايقك من هوائي

Strange, O my reproacher, strange!

Wondrous, O my teaser, wondrous

So what about my passion troubles you?

What of my passion has troubled you?

فهل تدركن لي طبيب

فهل تدركن لي طبيب

يعالج سقامي ودائي

يعالج سقامي ودائي

Then can you find me a physician

Can you prescribe for me a doctor

To treat my sickness and my malady?

To treat my lovesickness and my malady?

فما مثل حبي حبيب

فما مثل حبي حبيب

يضاهيه أوله يساويت

يضاهيه أوله يساويت

For no beloved is like my beloved,

For there is no love like my love

To rival him or be his equal [wording uncertain].

That equals or compares to it

وأقسم بربّ العباد

وأقسم بربّ العباد

فلا مثله فاتركني

فلا مثله فاتركني

And I swear by the Lord of His servants:

And I swear by the Lord of created beings

There is none like him, so leave me be.

There is nothing like it, so leave me be