أَياO قادِماًone arriving مِنfrom سَفرَةِa journey of الهَجرِestrangement مَرحَباwelcome
أَيا قادِماً مِن سَفرَةِ الهَجرِ مَرحَبا
أَناI ذاكَthat same one ماnot أَنساكَI forget you ماas long as هَبَّتِblows الصَباthe east wind
أَنا ذاكَ ما أَنساكَ ما هَبَّتِ الصَبا
O you arriving from the journey of estrangement, welcome!
I am still the same; I will not forget you as long as the east wind blows.
رَجِعتَyou returned إِلىto قَلبيmy heart كَماjust as قَدalready تَرَكتُهُI left it
رَجِعتَ إِلى قَلبي كَما قَد تَرَكتُهُ
حَبيساًheld captive عَلىto ذِكراكَremembrance of you بِالخَوقِby [an unclear source word] مُتعَباwearied
حَبيساً عَلى ذِكراكَ بِالخَوقِ مُتعَبا
You returned to my heart just as I had left it:
captive to remembrance of you, wearied by [an unclear word in the source].
آهِah مِنَfrom الحُبِّlove المُبَرِّحِtormenting وَالجَوىand burning heartache
آهِ مِنَ الحُبِّ المُبَرِّحِ وَالجَوى
لَقَدindeed ذَلَّwas abased فيin الدُنياthis world المُحِبُّthe lover وَعُذِّباand was tormented
لَقَد ذَلَّ في الدُنيا المُحِبُّ وَعُذِّبا
Ah, the anguish of tormenting love and burning heartache!
Indeed, the lover has been abased in this world and tormented.