إن ضاعَ قَلْبِي فَأينَ أطلُبُه

إن ضاعَ قَلْبِي فَأينَ أطلُبُه

أوْ ذاعَ حُبّي فأنْتَ مُوجبُهُ

أوْ ذاعَ حُبّي فأنْتَ مُوجبُهُ

If my heart is lost, then where shall I seek it?

If my heart is lost, where shall I seek it?

Or if my love becomes known, you are its cause.

Or if my love is spread, you are the cause.

يا شادِناً في الضُّلوعِ مَرْتعُه

يا شادِناً في الضُّلوعِ مَرْتعُه

ومن نمير الدُّموعِ مشْرَبُه

ومن نمير الدُّموعِ مشْرَبُه

O young gazelle whose pasture lies among my ribs,

O you who makes the ribs its pasture,

And whose drink comes from the pure, sweet water of tears.

And whose drink is from the spring of tears.

تَبيتُ لَيْلَ التّمام تَرْقُدُهُ

تَبيتُ لَيْلَ التّمام تَرْقُدُهُ

وَمُقْلَتِي للسّماك تَرْقبُه

وَمُقْلَتِي للسّماك تَرْقبُه

You spend the longest night asleep,

You spend the night of perfection asleep,

While my eye keeps watch on al-Simāk.

While my eyelids watchfully wait for you.