جَرَّبتُ مِن هَذهِ الدُنيا شَدائِدَها

جَرَّبتُ مِن هَذهِ الدُنيا شَدائِدَها

ما مَرَّ مِثلُ الهَوى شَيءٌ عَلى راسي

ما مَرَّ مِثلُ الهَوى شَيءٌ عَلى راسي

I have experienced the hardships of this world;

I have endured the calamities of this life,

Nothing like passion has passed over my head.

Yet nothing has passed over my head like love.

عَذابُ هاروتَ في الدُنيا وَصاحِبِهِ

عَذابُ هاروتَ في الدُنيا وَصاحِبِهِ

أَلَذُّ مِن حُبِّ بَعضِ الناسِ لِلناسِ

أَلَذُّ مِن حُبِّ بَعضِ الناسِ لِلناسِ

The torment of Harut and his companion in this world

The torment of Harut in this world and his friend,

Is sweeter than some people's love for others.

Is more delightful than the love of some people for others.

لِلحُبِّ كَأسٌ مِنَ الرَوعاتِ مُترَعَةٌ

لِلحُبِّ كَأسٌ مِنَ الرَوعاتِ مُترَعَةٌ

فَكُلُّ مَن كانَ ذا طَرفٍ بِها حاسِ

فَكُلُّ مَن كانَ ذا طَرفٍ بِها حاسِ

Love has a cup brimming with terrors;

For love there is a cup brimming with tremors,

So everyone with sight drinks from it.

So whoever has an eye for it will sense.

مَن بايَعَ الحُبَّ لَم تَربَح تِجارَتُهُ

مَن بايَعَ الحُبَّ لَم تَربَح تِجارَتُهُ

إِذا رَماهُ الَّذي يَهواهُ بِالياسِ

إِذا رَماهُ الَّذي يَهواهُ بِالياسِ

Whoever bargains with love gains nothing from his trade

Whoever pledges love, his trade will not profit,

When the one he loves strikes him with despair.

If who he loves casts him into despair.