سَقى اللَهُ مَن أَهوى عَلى بُعدِ نَأيِهِ

سَقى اللَهُ مَن أَهوى عَلى بُعدِ نَأيِهِ

وَإِعراضِهِ عَنّي وَطولِ جَفائِهِ

وَإِعراضِهِ عَنّي وَطولِ جَفائِهِ

May God send rain upon the one I love, despite his distant absence,

God watered the one I love though he is far away

And his turning away from me, and his long estrangement.

And turned from me, prolonged has been his disdain

أَبى اللَهُ إِلّا أَن كَلِفتُ بِحُبِّهِ

أَبى اللَهُ إِلّا أَن كَلِفتُ بِحُبِّهِ

فَأَصبَحتُ فيهِ راضِياً بِقَضائِهِ

فَأَصبَحتُ فيهِ راضِياً بِقَضائِهِ

God would have it no other way: I became enthralled by love for him,

God willed that I be burdened with love for him

So I became content with His decree concerning him.

So I became, regarding His decree, content

وَأَفرَدتُ عَيني بِالدُموعِ فَأَصبَحَت

وَأَفرَدتُ عَيني بِالدُموعِ فَأَصبَحَت

وَقَد غَصَّ مِنها كُلُّ جَفنٍ بِمائِهِ

وَقَد غَصَّ مِنها كُلُّ جَفنٍ بِمائِهِ

And I devoted my eye to tears, so it came to be

And I cried till my eyes overflowed with tears

With each of its lids choked on its water.

Drenching both eyelids with their rain

فَإِن مِتُّ مِن وَجدٍ بِهِ وَصَبابَةٍ

فَإِن مِتُّ مِن وَجدٍ بِهِ وَصَبابَةٍ

فَكَم مِن مُحِبٍّ ماتَ قَبلي بِدائِهِ

فَكَم مِن مُحِبٍّ ماتَ قَبلي بِدائِهِ

So if I die of love's anguish for him and yearning,

If I die of passion for him and yearning

Then many a lover before me has died of his malady.

Many a lover before me died of his malady