يا عاذِلي كَم لَحاكَ اللَهُ تَلحاني

يا عاذِلي كَم لَحاكَ اللَهُ تَلحاني

هَبني لَبَدرٍ عَلى غُصنٍ مِنَ البانِ

هَبني لَبَدرٍ عَلى غُصنٍ مِنَ البانِ

O my reproacher, how often you reproach me—may God curse you!

O reproacher, how often has God brought us together

Give me over to a full moon upon a branch of the bān tree.

Only to part me from the full moon on a branch of twisted wood.

قَد مَرَّ بي وَهوَ يَمشي في مُعَصفَرَةٍ

قَد مَرَّ بي وَهوَ يَمشي في مُعَصفَرَةٍ

عَشيَّةً وَسَقاني ثُمَّ حَيّاني

عَشيَّةً وَسَقاني ثُمَّ حَيّاني

He passed by me, walking in a safflower-dyed robe,

He passed me by as he walked wrapped in a golden cloak

One evening, and gave me drink, then greeted me.

One evening, and gave me to drink, then brought me back to life,

وَقالَ تَلعَبُ جُنّاباً فَقُلتُ لَهُ

وَقالَ تَلعَبُ جُنّاباً فَقُلتُ لَهُ

مَن جَدَّ بِالوَصلِ لَم يَلعَب بِهِجرانِ

مَن جَدَّ بِالوَصلِ لَم يَلعَب بِهِجرانِ

And he said, “Will you play junnāb?” So I said to him:

And said, “Do you toy with me, fair one?” I said to him,

“Whoever is earnest about union does not play at estrangement.”

“One who is serious about union does not toy with separation.”