ما لي وَما لَكَ يا فُراقُ

ما لي وَما لَكَ يا فُراقُ

أَبَداً رَحيلٌ وَاِنطِلاقُ

أَبَداً رَحيلٌ وَاِنطِلاقُ

What have I to do with you, O parting?

What I have for you and what you have for me, oh separation

Forever, departure and setting out!

Always departing and setting forth

يا نَفسِ مَوتي بَعدَهُم

يا نَفسِ مَوتي بَعدَهُم

فَكَذا يَكونُ الاِشتِياقُ

فَكَذا يَكونُ الاِشتِياقُ

O my soul, die after they are gone;

Oh my soul, after them is my death

For such is longing.

Thus is longing

كَذِبُ الهَوى مُتَصَنَّعٌ

كَذِبُ الهَوى مُتَصَنَّعٌ

الحُبُّ شَيءٌ لا يُطاقُ

الحُبُّ شَيءٌ لا يُطاقُ

Passion’s falsehood is contrived;

The lies of passion are fabricated

Love is something that cannot be borne.

Love is something that cannot be endured