حَتّامَ حَظّي لَديْكَ حِرْمانُ

حَتّامَ حَظّي لَديْكَ حِرْمانُ

وَكَمْ كَذا جَفْوَةٌ وَهِجْرانُ

وَكَمْ كَذا جَفْوَةٌ وَهِجْرانُ

How long shall my lot with you be deprivation?

My fate with you is deprivation,

And how long this coldness and estrangement?

And so much coldness and estrangement.

أَين ليالٍ مَضتْ وَنحْنُ بِها

أَين ليالٍ مَضتْ وَنحْنُ بِها

أَحبّةً في الهَوى وَجِيرانُ

أَحبّةً في الهَوى وَجِيرانُ

Where are the nights gone by, when we were

Where are the nights that passed while we were,

lovers in passion and neighbors?

Friends in love and neighbors?

وَأَيْنَ وُدٌّ عَهِدْتُ صِحَّتَهُ

وَأَيْنَ وُدٌّ عَهِدْتُ صِحَّتَهُ

وَأَيْن عَهْدٌ وأَيْنَ أَيْمانُ

وَأَيْن عَهْدٌ وأَيْنَ أَيْمانُ

And where is the affection I knew to be true?

Where is the affection whose soundness I guaranteed,

And where is the pledge, and where are the oaths?

Where is the pact and where are the oaths?

أعانَكَ الهَجْرُ وَالصُّدُودُ على

أعانَكَ الهَجْرُ وَالصُّدُودُ على

قَتْلِي وَمَا لِي عَلَيْكَ أَعْوانُ

قَتْلِي وَمَا لِي عَلَيْكَ أَعْوانُ

Estrangement and rejection have helped you to

Estrangement and avoidance have helped you,

kill me, and I have no helpers against you.

To kill me while I have no supporters against you.

يا غَائباً عَاتباً تَطاوَلَ هَ

يا غَائباً عَاتباً تَطاوَلَ هَ

ذَا الهَجْرُ هَلْ للدّنوّ إِمْكانُ

ذَا الهَجْرُ هَلْ للدّنوّ إِمْكانُ

O absent, reproachful one, long has this

O absent one blaming, this estrangement has been prolonged,

estrangement lasted! Is drawing near possible?

Is there any possibility to get closer?

قَدْ رَضِيَ الدَّهْرُ وَالعواذِلُ وال

قَدْ رَضِيَ الدَّهْرُ وَالعواذِلُ وال

حُسَّادُ عَنّي وَأَنْتَ غَضْبَانُ

حُسَّادُ عَنّي وَأَنْتَ غَضْبَانُ

Time is now pleased—as are the reproachers and the

Time, the slanderers, and the envious are pleased with me

envious—with me, yet you are angry.

While you remain angry.

فَاسْلَمْ وَلاَ تَلْتَفِتْ إِلَى مُهَجٍ

فَاسْلَمْ وَلاَ تَلْتَفِتْ إِلَى مُهَجٍ

بِها جَوىً قَاتِلٌ وَأَشْجانُ

بِها جَوىً قَاتِلٌ وَأَشْجانُ

So be well, and pay no heed to hearts

Submit and do not pay attention to an infatuated one,

filled with deadly longing and sorrows.

In whom lethal, burning love resides.

وَنمْ خَلِيّا وَقُلْ كَذا وَكذا

وَنمْ خَلِيّا وَقُلْ كَذا وَكذا

مِنْ كلّ ما أَطْلعَتْ تِلمسانُ

مِنْ كلّ ما أَطْلعَتْ تِلمسانُ

And sleep carefree, and say this and that

Sleep free of worries and say this and that,

from all that Tlemcen has brought forth.

From all that Tlemcen's eyes have seen.