أنتَ حَديثي في النّومِ واليَقَظَهْ

أنتَ حَديثي في النّومِ واليَقَظَهْ

أَتْعَبْتُ مِمّا أَهْذي بِكَ الحَفَظَهْ

أَتْعَبْتُ مِمّا أَهْذي بِكَ الحَفَظَهْ

You are my talk in sleep and wakefulness.

You are my speech in sleep and in waking

I have wearied the guardian angels with my ravings about you.

I am weary of what with you I rehearse by heart

كَمْ واعِظٍ فيكَ لي وواعِظَةٍ

كَمْ واعِظٍ فيكَ لي وواعِظَةٍ

لو كُنْتُ مِمّنْ تَنْهاهُ عَنْكَ عِظَهْ

لو كُنْتُ مِمّنْ تَنْهاهُ عَنْكَ عِظَهْ

Many a man and woman admonishes me about you—

How many a preacher to me and preaching

were I one whom admonition could turn away from you!

If only I were one deterred from you by preaching