سلامٌ على مَنْ لم يَحِلّ بمهجتي

سلامٌ على مَنْ لم يَحِلّ بمهجتي

سواهُ ولم يملكْ سواه قِيادي

سواهُ ولم يملكْ سواه قِيادي

Peace upon him—none has dwelt in my heart

Greetings to the one whose love resides solely in my heart,

but he, and none but he has held my reins.

And no other owns my devotion but him,

ومَن حبُّهُ راسٍ بقلبي ومن به

ومَن حبُّهُ راسٍ بقلبي ومن به

غرامي مهما عشتُ لا بِسُعادِ

غرامي مهما عشتُ لا بِسُعادِ

And upon him whose love is anchored in my heart, and him to whom

Whose love is firmly rooted in my heart, with whom

my passion belongs as long as I live—not to Suʿād.

My passion will always remain, however long I live,

ومَن لم أزلُ مُذْ غِبتُ عَنهُ مُدَلّهاً

ومَن لم أزلُ مُذْ غِبتُ عَنهُ مُدَلّهاً

قرينَ صباباتٍ حليفَ سُهادِ

قرينَ صباباتٍ حليفَ سُهادِ

And upon him: since I went away from him, I have remained distraught with love,

Whom since we parted I've remained awake at night,

a companion of passionate longings, an ally of sleeplessness.

A companion to insomnia, friend to vigilance,

أبيتُ سميراً لِلنّجومِ كأنّما

أبيتُ سميراً لِلنّجومِ كأنّما

فراشي مَحشيُّ بشوكِ قتادِ

فراشي مَحشيُّ بشوكِ قتادِ

I spend the night keeping the stars company, as though

I've spent the nights sleepless, as if my bedding were strewn

my bed were stuffed with the thorns of qatād.

With the thorns of succulent plants,

عسى الله بعد البين يجمعُ شملنا

عسى الله بعد البين يجمعُ شملنا

على رَغم حُسّادٍ وغَيْظِ أَعادي

على رَغم حُسّادٍ وغَيْظِ أَعادي

May God, after separation, reunite us,

May God, after this separation, reunite us

despite the envious and the fury of foes.

Despite the envy of foes and malice of enemies,

وأُشفي فؤادي يا حبيبي بنظرةٍ

وأُشفي فؤادي يا حبيبي بنظرةٍ

إليك فقد أضناه طول بعادي

إليك فقد أضناه طول بعادي

And may I heal my heart, my beloved, with a glance

And heal my heart, my beloved, with a glance from you

at you, for my long absence has worn it out.

For longing from afar has made it sick.