أَكْثَرْتَ لَوْمِي بِغَيْرِ تَنْفيسِ

أَكْثَرْتَ لَوْمِي بِغَيْرِ تَنْفيسِ

مَا أَنْتَ إِلا رَسُولُ إِبْلِيسِ

مَا أَنْتَ إِلا رَسُولُ إِبْلِيسِ

You have heaped reproach on me without relief.

You blamed me excessively without relief

You are nothing but a messenger of Iblis.

You are but a messenger of Iblis

جَفني مِنَ الدَّمعِ موسِرٌ ومِن السَّل

جَفني مِنَ الدَّمعِ موسِرٌ ومِن السَّل

وَةِ قَلبي مِنَ المَفاليسِ

وَةِ قَلبي مِنَ المَفاليسِ

My eyelid is rich in tears, and in conso-

A wealthy man dried my tears, and emptied

-lation my heart is among the bankrupt.

My heart of tranquility and solace

مَنْ لامَني في الحَبيبِ كانَ كَمَنْ

مَنْ لامَني في الحَبيبِ كانَ كَمَنْ

يَضْرِبُ في مَسْجِدٍ بِناقُوسِ

يَضْرِبُ في مَسْجِدٍ بِناقُوسِ

Whoever reproaches me for my beloved is like one

He who blames me for loving was like one who

who rings a church bell in a mosque.

Rings bells in a mosque, lost and confused