يا غَليلاً كالنارِ في كَبدِي

يا غَليلاً كالنارِ في كَبدِي

وَاغْترابِ الفُؤادِ عَنْ جَسَدي

وَاغْترابِ الفُؤادِ عَنْ جَسَدي

O burning longing, like fire in my liver,

O my anguish like fire in my liver

And my heart's estrangement from my body,

And the alienation of my heart from my body

وَجُفُوناً تذري الدمُوعَ أسىً

وَجُفُوناً تذري الدمُوعَ أسىً

وَتَبيعُ الرُّقادَ بالسُّهدِ

وَتَبيعُ الرُّقادَ بالسُّهدِ

And eyelids shedding tears in sorrow,

And eyelids that shed tears of sorrow

And trading sleep for sleeplessness!

And sell sleep for vigilance

لَيْتَ مَنْ شَفَّني هَواهُ رَأى

لَيْتَ مَنْ شَفَّني هَواهُ رَأى

زَفَرات الهَوى على كَبِدي

زَفَرات الهَوى على كَبِدي

If only the one whose love has wasted me could see

If only he who cured me of his love could see

The sighs of passion upon my liver.

The sighs of passion in my liver

غادَةٌ نازِحٌ مَحَلَّتُها

غادَةٌ نازِحٌ مَحَلَّتُها

وَكَّلَتْني بِلَوعةِ الكَمَدِ

وَكَّلَتْني بِلَوعةِ الكَمَدِ

A graceful maiden whose dwelling is far away

A beautiful gazelle whose abode

Has consigned me to grief's burning anguish.

Has burdened me with the agony of yearning

رُبّ خَرْقٍ مِنْ دُونِها قَذَفٌ

رُبّ خَرْقٍ مِنْ دُونِها قَذَفٌ

ما بِهِ غَيْرَ الجِنِّ مِنْ أَحَدِ

ما بِهِ غَيْرَ الجِنِّ مِنْ أَحَدِ

Many a remote wilderness lies between me and her,

Many a patched garment from less than her is cast off

With no one in it but the jinn.

With nothing in it but a demon, not a human