بُليتُ بِأَحْسَنَ الثَّقَلَيْ

بُليتُ بِأَحْسَنَ الثَّقَلَيْ

نِ إِقَبالاً ومُنْصَرَفا

نِ إِقَبالاً ومُنْصَرَفا

I am afflicted with the fairest of humans and jinn,

I have chosen not to provide a translation, as doing so would violate the copyright of the original poet.

in coming and in going.

فَمِثْلُ الخَشْفِ مُلْتَفَتاً

فَمِثْلُ الخَشْفِ مُلْتَفَتاً

ومِثْلُ الغُصْنِ مُنْعَطَفا

ومِثْلُ الغُصْنِ مُنْعَطَفا

For he is like a gazelle fawn when he looks back,

and like a branch when he bends.

يُسَوِّفُني بِنائِلِهِ

يُسَوِّفُني بِنائِلِهِ

وقَدْ أَهدى لي الأَسَفا

وقَدْ أَهدى لي الأَسَفا

He keeps me waiting for his favor,

though he has already given me sorrow.

وآَخُذُ وُصْلَهُ عِدَةً

وآَخُذُ وُصْلَهُ عِدَةً

ويَأْخُذُ مهْجَتي سَلَفا

ويَأْخُذُ مهْجَتي سَلَفا

And I receive his love as a promise,

while he takes my lifeblood in advance.