موْلايَ مُذْ بَعُدَتْ دِياري لا تَسَلْ

موْلايَ مُذْ بَعُدَتْ دِياري لا تَسَلْ

عنْ طولِ لَيْلي وارْتِقابِ صَباحي

عنْ طولِ لَيْلي وارْتِقابِ صَباحي

My lord, since my home grew distant, do not ask

My Master, since I left my home I do not ask

about my long night and my waiting for dawn.

About the length of my nights or the coming of dawn.

جَرَحَ البِعادُ فُؤادَ عَبْدِكَ فهْوَ منْ

جَرَحَ البِعادُ فُؤادَ عَبْدِكَ فهْوَ منْ

أجْلِ التّرَحُّلِ عنْكَ رَهْنُ جِراحِ

أجْلِ التّرَحُّلِ عنْكَ رَهْنُ جِراحِ

Separation wounded your servant's heart; because

Separation has wounded the heart of Your servant, so it is

of parting from you, he is held captive by wounds.

For leaving You that my heart bleeds in sorrow.

لمْ يَلْقَ بعْدَكَ ما يَلَذُّ لناظِري

لمْ يَلْقَ بعْدَكَ ما يَلَذُّ لناظِري

منْ حُسْنِ أرْجاءٍ وزَهْرِ بِطاحِ

منْ حُسْنِ أرْجاءٍ وزَهْرِ بِطاحِ

In your absence, he has found nothing to delight my eye

Since leaving You my eyes find no beauty in any place,

in the beauty of landscapes and the flowers of broad plains.

No lovely meadow or garden in bloom.

وبَقيتُ جِسْماً دونَ روحٍ لا تَسَلْ

وبَقيتُ جِسْماً دونَ روحٍ لا تَسَلْ

عنْ حالِ أجْسامٍ بِلا أرْواحِ

عنْ حالِ أجْسامٍ بِلا أرْواحِ

And I remained a body without a soul; do not ask

I remain a body without a soul, do not ask

about the condition of bodies without souls.

About the state of bodies without breath.

وكأنّني مُذْ غابَ وجْهُكَ ذاهِبٌ

وكأنّني مُذْ غابَ وجْهُكَ ذاهِبٌ

في اللّيلَةِ الظّلما بِلا مِصْباحِ

في اللّيلَةِ الظّلما بِلا مِصْباحِ

And since your face vanished, it is as though I were traveling

Since Your face disappeared I wander

through the pitch-dark night without a lamp.

In the dark night with no lamp to guide me.

والآنَ حينَ قرُبتُ منْكَ فآنَسَتْ

والآنَ حينَ قرُبتُ منْكَ فآنَسَتْ

نَفْسي وعادَتْ غَضّةً أفْراحي

نَفْسي وعادَتْ غَضّةً أفْراحي

And now that I have drawn near to you, solace has filled

But now that I come near to You, my soul is comforted

my soul, and my joys have returned fresh once more.

And my joys return fresh once more.

لوْ كانَ يا مَوْلايَ أمْري في يَدي

لوْ كانَ يا مَوْلايَ أمْري في يَدي

يوماً لطِرْتُ إليْكَ دونَ جَناحِ

يوماً لطِرْتُ إليْكَ دونَ جَناحِ

If, my lord, my affairs were in my hands

If my affairs were in my hands, My Master,

for a day, I would fly to you without a wing.

I would fly to You in an instant without wings.