أَعظَمُgreatest ذَنبيmy sin عِندَكُمin your eyes وُدّيmy love
أَعظَمُ ذَنبي عِندَكُم وُدّي
فَلَيتَso, would that هذاthis ذَنبُكُمyour sin عِنديin my eyes
فَلَيتَ هذا ذَنبُكُم عِندي
My greatest sin in your eyes is my love.
My greatest sin in your view is my love,
So, would that this were your sin in my eyes!
If only this sin of mine was yours too.
ياO حَسرَتاmy sorrow! أَهلِكُI perish وَجداًof longing بِمَنfor one who
يا حَسرَتا أَهلِكُ وَجداً بِمَن
لاnot يَعرِفُdistinguishes السَلوىsolace مِنَfrom الوَجدِpassionate longing
لا يَعرِفُ السَلوى مِنَ الوَجدِ
Alas! I perish of longing for one
Alas, my longing destroys me for one
Who cannot tell solace from passionate longing.
Who knows not solace from agony.