هَجَرتِنا يا مَلولُ

هَجَرتِنا يا مَلولُ

وَالهَجرُ مُرٌّ ثَقيلُ

وَالهَجرُ مُرٌّ ثَقيلُ

You have forsaken us, O fickle one,

Our separation, O blamer

and abandonment is bitter and heavy.

And separation is bitter and hard

إِنّي بِحُبِّكِ عَمَّن

إِنّي بِحُبِّكِ عَمَّن

ظَنَنتِ بي مَشغولُ

ظَنَنتِ بي مَشغولُ

Indeed, my love for you leaves no room for anyone

I was preoccupied with loving you

you suspected me of loving.

You thought I was busy

لا تَأخُذيني بِشَيءٍ

لا تَأخُذيني بِشَيءٍ

جَرَت عَلَيهِ السُيولُ

جَرَت عَلَيهِ السُيولُ

Do not hold me accountable for anything

Don’t blame me for anything

over which the torrents have flowed.

That torrents have caused

تَحَمَّلي الذَنبَ عَني

تَحَمَّلي الذَنبَ عَني

إِنَّ المُحِبَّ حَمولُ

إِنَّ المُحِبَّ حَمولُ

Bear the blame on my behalf;

Bear my sin

for a lover is long-suffering.

For the lover is tolerant

لِمِثلِ هَذا لَعَمري

لِمِثلِ هَذا لَعَمري

يَرجو الخَليلَ الخَليلُ

يَرجو الخَليلَ الخَليلُ

For just such a thing, by my life,

For this, my dear

one friend looks to another.

The lover hopes in his beloved

أَما تَرينَ عِظامي

أَما تَرينَ عِظامي

قَد شَفَّهُنَّ نُحولُ

قَد شَفَّهُنَّ نُحولُ

Do you not see my bones?

Don't you see my bones

Wasting has already worn them away.

Emaciated by yearning

أَما تَرَينَ بَلائي

أَما تَرَينَ بَلائي

عَلَيَّ مِنهُ دَليلُ

عَلَيَّ مِنهُ دَليلُ

Do you not see my affliction?

Don't you see my affliction

There is a sign of it upon me.

Evident upon me

أَما تَرَينَ دُموعي

أَما تَرَينَ دُموعي

لِكُلِّ جَفنٍ مَسيلُ

لِكُلِّ جَفنٍ مَسيلُ

Do you not see my tears?

Don't you see my tears

Each eyelid has its stream.

Flowing from each eyelid

أَنا الأَسيرُ الذَليلُ

أَنا الأَسيرُ الذَليلُ

أَنا الجَريحُ القَتيلُ

أَنا الجَريحُ القَتيلُ

I am the abased captive.

I am the captive, the lowly

I am the wounded one, the slain.

I am the wounded, the slain

نَشَدتُكُم عَلِّلوني

نَشَدتُكُم عَلِّلوني

إِن لَم يَكُن تَنويلُ

إِن لَم يَكُن تَنويلُ

I implore you all: comfort me with promises,

I implore you, diagnose me

if no favor is to be granted,

If it is not lovesickness

لِكَي أَعيشَ قَليلاً

لِكَي أَعيشَ قَليلاً

يَقوتُني التَعليلُ

يَقوتُني التَعليلُ

so that I may live a little longer;

So I may live a little

promises sustain me.

Sustained by the diagnosis

ثُمَّ اِنصَرَفتُ وَما في

ثُمَّ اِنصَرَفتُ وَما في

يَدَيَّ مِنكِ فَتيلُ

يَدَيَّ مِنكِ فَتيلُ

Then I departed, with nothing in

Then I left with nothing of you

my hands from you—not even a thread.

Not even a wick

صَحَّحتِ مِنكِ وَعيداً

صَحَّحتِ مِنكِ وَعيداً

وَالوَعدُ مِنكِ عَليلُ

وَالوَعدُ مِنكِ عَليلُ

You made good on your threat,

You corrected a threat from you

while your promise is ailing.

While your promise was frail

عَدَدتِ ذاكَ جَميلاً

عَدَدتِ ذاكَ جَميلاً

كَما يُكونُ الجَميلُ

كَما يُكونُ الجَميلُ

You counted that a kindness,

You counted that good

just as kindness is counted.

As goodness should be