وَوَاللَهِ ما أَضمَرتُ في الحُبِّ سَلوَةً

وَوَاللَهِ ما أَضمَرتُ في الحُبِّ سَلوَةً

وَوَاللَهِ ما حَدَّثتِ نَفسِيَ بِالصَبرِ

وَوَاللَهِ ما حَدَّثتِ نَفسِيَ بِالصَبرِ

And by God, I have harbored no thought of forgetting in love.

By God, I never harbored any sweetness in love

And by God, I have not spoken to myself of patience.

And by God, I never told myself of patience

فَإِنَّكَ في عَيني لَأَبهى مِنَ الغِنى

فَإِنَّكَ في عَيني لَأَبهى مِنَ الغِنى

وَإِنَّكَ في قَلبي لَأَحلى مِنَ النَصرِ

وَإِنَّكَ في قَلبي لَأَحلى مِنَ النَصرِ

For in my eyes you are indeed more splendid than wealth.

For you are in my eyes more splendid than riches

And in my heart you are indeed sweeter than victory.

And you are in my heart sweeter than triumph

فَيا حَكَمي المَأمولَ جُرتَ مَعَ الهَوى

فَيا حَكَمي المَأمولَ جُرتَ مَعَ الهَوى

وَيا ثِقَتي المَأمونَ خُنتَ مَعَ الدَهرِ

وَيا ثِقَتي المَأمونَ خُنتَ مَعَ الدَهرِ

So O my judge, in whom I placed hope, you wronged me along with passion.

Oh my hoped-for wisdom, you sided with passion

And O my trusted one, in whom I felt secure, you betrayed me along with time.

Oh my trusted ally, you betrayed me over time