قَلْبِي بِحُبِّ سِوَاكُمُ لاَ يَعْبَثُ

قَلْبِي بِحُبِّ سِوَاكُمُ لاَ يَعْبَثُ

وَفَمِي بِغَيْرِ الحُبِّ لَيْسَ يُحدِّثُ

وَفَمِي بِغَيْرِ الحُبِّ لَيْسَ يُحدِّثُ

My heart does not dally with love for anyone but you.

My heart is busy only with love for you

And my mouth speaks of nothing but love.

And my mouth speaks of nothing but this love so true

وَحَياتِكُمْ لا حُلْتُ عَنْكُمْ فِي الهَوَى

وَحَياتِكُمْ لا حُلْتُ عَنْكُمْ فِي الهَوَى

وَإِذَا حَلَفْتُ بِحَقكُمْ لَا أَحْنُثُ

وَإِذَا حَلَفْتُ بِحَقكُمْ لَا أَحْنُثُ

By your life, I have never turned from you in love.

Your life is all I desire, my one and only

And when I swear by the honor due to you, I do not break my oath.

If I swear by your name, my oath I'll never break

يَا نَازِحينَ ونَازِلينَ بِمُهْجَتِي

يَا نَازِحينَ ونَازِلينَ بِمُهْجَتِي

لِهواكُمُ سِحْرٌ بِقَلْبِيَ يَنْفُثُ

لِهواكُمُ سِحْرٌ بِقَلْبِيَ يَنْفُثُ

O you who are far away, yet dwell in my heart,

Oh you who visit and reside within my love

Love for you has a magic that breathes into my heart.

For you is magic that stirs my heart awake

إِنْ لَمْ تَجُودُوا بِالوِصَالِ فَعلِّلُوا

إِنْ لَمْ تَجُودُوا بِالوِصَالِ فَعلِّلُوا

بِالوَعْدِ قَلْبِي ثُمّ مِنْ بَعْدِ انْكُثُوا

بِالوَعْدِ قَلْبِي ثُمّ مِنْ بَعْدِ انْكُثُوا

If you do not grant union, then console

If union you deny, explain at least I pray

My heart with a promise; then afterward break it.

With promise fill my heart, though later you betray

لامَ العَذُولُ عَلى هَواكُمْ جَاهِلاً

لامَ العَذُولُ عَلى هَواكُمْ جَاهِلاً

ما طابَ سَمْعِي بالَّذي يتحدَّثُ

ما طابَ سَمْعِي بالَّذي يتحدَّثُ

The reproacher ignorantly blamed me for loving you.

Rebuke not those madly in love with you

My ears found no delight in what he said.

No sound delights my ear but that which you imbue

وَأَعَرْتُه أُذْنِي لِلذَّةِ ذِكْركُمْ

وَأَعَرْتُه أُذْنِي لِلذَّةِ ذِكْركُمْ

لا لِلّذي بِالصَّدِّ فِيهِ يَبْحَثُ

لا لِلّذي بِالصَّدِّ فِيهِ يَبْحَثُ

And I lent him my ear for the pleasure of hearing you mentioned,

And I turn my ear from all else to your voice

Not for what he discusses there about turning away.

Not searching but to hear what makes my heart rejoice

أَنْتُمْ أَحِبّائي وَأَنْتُمْ غَايَتِي

أَنْتُمْ أَحِبّائي وَأَنْتُمْ غَايَتِي

إِنْ شِئْتُمُ حُثُّوا الرّكَابَ أَوِ الْبثوا

إِنْ شِئْتُمُ حُثُّوا الرّكَابَ أَوِ الْبثوا

You are my beloveds, and you are my goal.

You are my beloved, you are my quest

If you wish, urge the camels onward, or stay.

Urge your steed faster if you wish or rest