ويح أهل الهوى إذا

ويح أهل الهوى إذا

لم يزرهم حبيبهم

لم يزرهم حبيبهم

Alas for lovers when

Woe to the lovers when

their beloved does not visit them:

Their beloved does not visit them

فهم طول ليلهم

فهم طول ليلهم

تتجافى جنوبهم

تتجافى جنوبهم

so, throughout their night,

So their nights are prolonged

their sides find no rest.

And their sides shun sleep