لِلَّهِ دَرُّ الحُبِّ ماذا يَصنَعُ

لِلَّهِ دَرُّ الحُبِّ ماذا يَصنَعُ

يَعنو لَهُ مَلِكُ الزَمانِ وَيَخضَعُ

يَعنو لَهُ مَلِكُ الزَمانِ وَيَخضَعُ

How wondrous is love—what it can do!

To God belongs love's reign, what can it do?

The king of the age bows to it and submits.

The king of time bows down in homage to it too.

لِلحُبِّ سُلطانٌ عَظيمٌ شانُهُ

لِلحُبِّ سُلطانٌ عَظيمٌ شانُهُ

مَهما يَقُل قَولاً فَقَلبي يَسمَعُ

مَهما يَقُل قَولاً فَقَلبي يَسمَعُ

Love has dominion, mighty in its stature.

Love holds great power, glorious is its kingdom,

Whatever words it speaks, my heart listens.

No matter what is said, my heart will listen to it.

إِن يغرِ بِالهِجرانِ مالِكُ مُهجَتي

إِن يغرِ بِالهِجرانِ مالِكُ مُهجَتي

أُقبِل إِلَيهِ بِحالَتي أَتَضَرَّعُ

أُقبِل إِلَيهِ بِحالَتي أَتَضَرَّعُ

If the master of my soul urges estrangement,

If my beloved scolds me with estrangement,

I approach him as I am, pleading.

I will still come to him pleading my condition.

ماذا اِنتَفَعتُ بِحالَتي عِندَ الهَوى

ماذا اِنتَفَعتُ بِحالَتي عِندَ الهَوى

حالُ الهَوى أَبَداً أَجَلُّ وَأَرفَعُ

حالُ الهَوى أَبَداً أَجَلُّ وَأَرفَعُ

What has my standing availed me before love?

What good has my state done me in passion’s plight?

Love's standing is forever more august and higher.

The state of passion is ever most sublime and lofty.