تعشقتُ أحوى لي إليهِ وسائلُ

تعشقتُ أحوى لي إليهِ وسائلُ

وإصلاحُ أحوالي لديهِ لديهِ

وإصلاحُ أحوالي لديهِ لديهِ

I fell passionately in love with a dark-lipped beloved; I have ways to reach him.

I fell in love with one I have means to get to

And setting my affairs right rests with him—with him.

And bettering my state is with him, with him

أمرُّ بهِ مستعطفاً متلطِّفاً

أمرُّ بهِ مستعطفاً متلطِّفاً

فيثقلُ تسليمي عليهِ عليهِ

فيثقلُ تسليمي عليهِ عليهِ

I pass by him, seeking his affection, behaving gently.

I pass by pleading and cajoling

And my greeting weighs heavily upon him—upon him.

Yet he finds hard my greeting him, greeting him

فلا كانَ واشٍ كدَّرَ الصفْوَ بيننا

فلا كانَ واشٍ كدَّرَ الصفْوَ بيننا

وبغَّضَ تحبيبي إليهِ إليهِ

وبغَّضَ تحبيبي إليهِ إليهِ

May the talebearer who clouded the harmony between us be no more,

So it was not a meddler muddied our clear water

And made my efforts to endear myself to him hateful to him.

Or made my beloved hate me to him, to him