قَلبي لِبُعدِكَ لَم يَحمد مُجاوَرَتي

قَلبي لِبُعدِكَ لَم يَحمد مُجاوَرَتي

وَفَر نَحو حَبيب في حَشاه رَبّي

وَفَر نَحو حَبيب في حَشاه رَبّي

My heart, because of your absence, did not value my company,

My heart did not praise my company in your absence

And fled toward a beloved, in whose breast is my Lord.

And fled to a beloved in my Lord's courtyard

قُل لي بِطَلعَتِكَ الغَرا وَعِزَّتِها

قُل لي بِطَلعَتِكَ الغَرا وَعِزَّتِها

وَاِحكُم كَما تَرضى متعت بِالاَرب

وَاِحكُم كَما تَرضى متعت بِالاَرب

Tell me, by your radiant countenance and its glory,

Tell me, by your radiant appearance and its glory

And judge as you please—may you enjoy your heart’s desire:

And judge as you please, while I take pleasure in distress

مِن غَير قلب أَنبقى روح عائِشَة

مِن غَير قلب أَنبقى روح عائِشَة

لا وَالَّذي زانَ هذا المَجد بِالادَب

لا وَالَّذي زانَ هذا المَجد بِالادَب

Without a heart, can we keep Aisha’s soul alive?

Without a heart can a soul live, O Aisha?

No, by Him who adorned this glory with refinement.

No, by Him who adorned this glory with grace