يَالَيْتَ شِعْرِيَ هَلْ يُقْضَى تَأَلُّفُنَا

يَالَيْتَ شِعْرِيَ هَلْ يُقْضَى تَأَلُّفُنَا

وَيثْنِيَ الشَّوْقُ عَنْ غَايَاتِهَ الثَّانِي

وَيثْنِيَ الشَّوْقُ عَنْ غَايَاتِهَ الثَّانِي

Would that I knew: will our union be granted,

I wish I knew, will our affection be fulfilled

And will longing turn the dissuader from his aims?

And will yearning retreat from its other extremes?

أوْ هَلْ يَحِنُّ عَلَى نَفْسِي مُعَذِّبُهَا

أوْ هَلْ يَحِنُّ عَلَى نَفْسِي مُعَذِّبُهَا

أوْ هَلْ يَرِقُّ لِقَلْبِي قَلبِيَ الثَّانِي

أوْ هَلْ يَرِقُّ لِقَلْبِي قَلبِيَ الثَّانِي

Or will my soul’s tormentor show it tenderness?

Or will my tormentor feel pity for my soul?

Or will my second heart soften toward my heart?

Or will my second heart soften for my heart?