ياO رَبِّmy Lord ماnot لِيfor me صَبرُpatience
يا رَبِّ ما لِي صَبرُ
وَلاnor لِلَيلِيَfor my night فَجرُdawn
وَلا لِلَيلِيَ فَجرُ
O my Lord, I have no patience,
nor is there any dawn for my night.
وَحَشُوand the contents of قَلبيmy heart جَمرُembers
وَحَشُو قَلبي جَمرُ
طالَhas lasted long فَماand so does not يَقَرُّsubside
طالَ فَما يَقَرُّ
My heart is filled with embers;
it has lasted long and does not subside.
أَفسَدَhas corrupted دينيmy faith بَدرُa full moon
أَفسَدَ ديني بَدرُ
فيin الطَرفِthe gaze مِنهُof his سِحرُmagic
في الطَرفِ مِنهُ سِحرُ
A full moon has corrupted my faith.
There is magic in his gaze,
وَالقَلبُand the heart مِنهُof his صَخرُstone
وَالقَلبُ مِنهُ صَخرُ
كَأَنَّas though فاهُhis mouth الخَمرُwine
كَأَنَّ فاهُ الخَمرُ
and his heart is stone.
His mouth is like wine;
يَنبُتُgrow فيهِwithin it الدُرُّpearls
يَنبُتُ فيهِ الدُرُّ
وَوَعدُهُand his promise يَغُرُّbeguiles
وَوَعدُهُ يَغُرُّ
pearls grow within it.
And his promise beguiles:
حُلوٌsweet وَخُلفٌand promise-breaking مُرٌّbitter
حُلوٌ وَخُلفٌ مُرٌّ
ياO لَيلُnight بَلrather ياO دَهرُeternity
يا لَيلُ بَل يا دَهرُ
sweet, yet its breaking is bitter.
O night—rather, O eternity!
طُلتَyou have dragged on وَطالَand is long delayed الفَجرُthe dawn
طُلتَ وَطالَ الفَجرُ
You have dragged on, and dawn is long delayed.