إِن شَكا القَلبُ هَجرَكُم

إِن شَكا القَلبُ هَجرَكُم

مَهَّدَ الحُبُّ عُذرَكُم

مَهَّدَ الحُبُّ عُذرَكُم

If the heart complains of your desertion,

If my heart complains of your abandonment

love paves the way for your excuse.

Love has paved the way for your excuse

لَو عَلِمتُم مَحَلَّكُم

لَو عَلِمتُم مَحَلَّكُم

في فُؤادي لَسَرَّكُم

في فُؤادي لَسَرَّكُم

If you knew your place

Had you known your status in my heart

within my heart, it would delight you.

It would have delighted you

لَو أَمَرتُم بِما عَسى

لَو أَمَرتُم بِما عَسى

ماتَعَدَّيتُ أَمرَكُم

ماتَعَدَّيتُ أَمرَكُم

Were you to command anything at all,

Had you commanded what was hoped for

I would not disobey your command.

I would not have transgressed your command

لَم يَخُنكُم سِوى دُمو

لَم يَخُنكُم سِوى دُمو

عِيَ أَظهَرنَ سِرَّكُم

عِيَ أَظهَرنَ سِرَّكُم

None betrayed you but tears

None betrayed you but tears

of mine that revealed your secret.

That revealed your secret

قَصِّروا عُمرَ ذا الجَفا

قَصِّروا عُمرَ ذا الجَفا

طَوَّلَ اللَهُ عُمرَكُم

طَوَّلَ اللَهُ عُمرَكُم

Shorten the life of this coldness;

Shorten the life of this unfaithful one

may God prolong your life.

May God lengthen your life

شَرِّفوني بِزَورَةٍ

شَرِّفوني بِزَورَةٍ

شَرَّفَ اللَهُ قَدرَكُم

شَرَّفَ اللَهُ قَدرَكُم

Honor me with a visit;

Honor me with a visit

may God exalt your standing.

God has honored your worth

كُنتُ أَرجو بِأَنَّكُم

كُنتُ أَرجو بِأَنَّكُم

شَهرَكُم لي وَدَهرَكُم

شَهرَكُم لي وَدَهرَكُم

I had hoped that you

I had hoped you would be

would be mine for your month and your lifetime.

My month and my lifetime

فَنَسيتُم وَإِنَّما

فَنَسيتُم وَإِنَّما

أَنا لَم أَنسَ ذِكرَكُم

أَنا لَم أَنسَ ذِكرَكُم

So you forgot, and yet

But you forgot while I certainly

I have not forgotten the thought of you.

Did not forget your memory

وَصَبَرتُم فَلَيتَني

وَصَبَرتُم فَلَيتَني

كُنتُ أُعطيتُ صَبرَكُم

كُنتُ أُعطيتُ صَبرَكُم

And you were patient—if only I

You were patient, would that I

had been granted your patience.

Had been granted your patience

وَرَأَيتُم تَجَلُّدي

وَرَأَيتُم تَجَلُّدي

في هَواكُم فَغَرَّكُم

في هَواكُم فَغَرَّكُم

And you saw my show of fortitude

And you saw my composure

in loving you, so it deceived you.

In my love for you, so it deceived you

لَو وَصَلتُم مُحِبَّكُم

لَو وَصَلتُم مُحِبَّكُم

ما الَّذي كانَ ضَرَّكُم

ما الَّذي كانَ ضَرَّكُم

Had you joined your lover,

Had you reached out to your lover

what harm would that have done you?

What would have harmed you?

ماتَ في الحُبِّ صَبوَةً

ماتَ في الحُبِّ صَبوَةً

عَظَّمَ اللَهُ أَجرَكُم

عَظَّمَ اللَهُ أَجرَكُم

He died of yearning in love;

He who died of love

may God magnify your reward.

May God magnify your reward