خَرَّ غُرابُ البَينِ مِن حالِقِ

خَرَّ غُرابُ البَينِ مِن حالِقِ

لَهُ نَعيبُ فَرَشَقناهُ

لَهُ نَعيبُ فَرَشَقناهُ

The raven of parting fell from a lofty height.

The raven of separation flew from my bosom

It was cawing, so we shot at it

We blamed him, so we shot arrows at him

عَن قَوسِ وَصلٍ بِسِهامِ الهَوى

عَن قَوسِ وَصلٍ بِسِهامِ الهَوى

فَلَم نَزَل حَتّى صَرَعناهُ

فَلَم نَزَل حَتّى صَرَعناهُ

from the bow of union, with arrows of love.

From the bow of union with arrows of love

We did not cease until we struck it down.

We did not stop until we struck him down

وَباشِقِ الحُبِّ نَصَبنا لَهُ

وَباشِقِ الحُبِّ نَصَبنا لَهُ

بِبَلبَلِ الصِدقِ فَصَدناهُ

بِبَلبَلِ الصِدقِ فَصَدناهُ

And for the sparrowhawk of love we laid a trap,

And for the gallant lover we set up

with the bulbul of sincerity, and so we caught it.

With the nightingale of sincerity, so we drove him away

وَاِضطَرَبَ الباشِقُ مُستَوحِشاً

وَاِضطَرَبَ الباشِقُ مُستَوحِشاً

فَخيطَت بِالوَصلِ عَيناهُ

فَخيطَت بِالوَصلِ عَيناهُ

And the sparrowhawk struggled in fear,

The gallant one was disturbed and lonely

so its eyes were sewn shut with union.

So the threads of union wove his eyes

فَقرُ وَاِستَأنَسَ حَتّى إِذا

فَقرُ وَاِستَأنَسَ حَتّى إِذا

أَجابَنا حينَ دَعَوناهُ

أَجابَنا حينَ دَعَوناهُ

Then it grew still and tame, until at last

He was poor and became friendly until when

it answered us when we called it.

We called him, he answered our call

وَثَقتُ بِالصَيدِ فَأَرسَلتَهُ

وَثَقتُ بِالصَيدِ فَأَرسَلتَهُ

فَصادَ لي مَن كُنتُ أَهواهُ

فَصادَ لي مَن كُنتُ أَهواهُ

I trusted in the hunt, so you released it;

And I trusted in hunting him, so I sent him

so it caught for me the one I loved.

He hunted for me the one I loved