ما عَلَى العُذّالِ مِنْ سَقَمِي

ما عَلَى العُذّالِ مِنْ سَقَمِي

أَبِجِسْمِي ذاكَ أَمْ بهِمِ

أَبِجِسْمِي ذاكَ أَمْ بهِمِ

What claim do the reproachers have against me because of my sickness?

What is my sickness to the reproachers?

Is that sickness in my body, or in theirs?

Is that in my body, or in theirs?

لائِمِي فِي الْحُبِّ وَيْحَكَ لَوْ

لائِمِي فِي الْحُبِّ وَيْحَكَ لَوْ

ذُقْتَ طَعْمَ الْحُبِّ لَمْ تَلُمِ

ذُقْتَ طَعْمَ الْحُبِّ لَمْ تَلُمِ

You who blame me for loving—alas for you! Had you

You who blame me for love, alas for you! If

tasted love’s savor, you would not blame me.

you had tasted love’s savor, you would not blame me.

هَلْ تُرِيحُ الْجَفْنَ مِنْ سَهَرٍ

هَلْ تُرِيحُ الْجَفْنَ مِنْ سَهَرٍ

أَمْ تُداوِي الْقَلْبَ مِنْ أَلَمِ

أَمْ تُداوِي الْقَلْبَ مِنْ أَلَمِ

Can you grant the eyelid rest from sleeplessness,

Do you relieve the eyelid of sleeplessness,

or heal the heart of pain?

or cure the heart of pain?