سَأَهجُرُ إِلفي وهِجرانُنا

سَأَهجُرُ إِلفي وهِجرانُنا

إِذا ما اِلتَقَينا صُدودُ الخُدودِ

إِذا ما اِلتَقَينا صُدودُ الخُدودِ

I shall shun my beloved, and our estrangement

I will abandon my beloved, though our separation

when we meet is the turning away of cheeks.

When we meet, is but a meeting of averted glances

كِلانا مُحِبٌّ وَلَكِنَّنا

كِلانا مُحِبٌّ وَلَكِنَّنا

نُدافِعُ عَن حُبِّنا بِالصُدودِ

نُدافِعُ عَن حُبِّنا بِالصُدودِ

Each of us is in love, yet we

We both love, but we

protect our love by turning away.

Defend our love with indifference

فَأَمّا الضَميرانِ مِنّا فَفي

فَأَمّا الضَميرانِ مِنّا فَفي

عَذابٍ طَويلٍ وَوَجدٍ شَديدِ

عَذابٍ طَويلٍ وَوَجدٍ شَديدِ

And as for our two hearts, they are in

Our hearts meanwhile

long torment and intense longing.

Suffer long torment and violent sorrow

فَوَيحَ مُحِبَّينِ لَم يَلقَيا

فَوَيحَ مُحِبَّينِ لَم يَلقَيا

سُروراً سِوى نَظَرٍ مِن بَعيدِ

سُروراً سِوى نَظَرٍ مِن بَعيدِ

So alas for two lovers who have found no

Woe to two lovers whom

joy save a glance from afar.

Joy has eluded, save a distant glance