أتيحَ مِنَ الحينِ المُتاحِ لِقَلبِهِ

أتيحَ مِنَ الحينِ المُتاحِ لِقَلبِهِ

ثَلاثَةُ أَنواعٍ وَآخرَ رابِعُ

ثَلاثَةُ أَنواعٍ وَآخرَ رابِعُ

Of the doom destined for his heart, there were allotted

Three kinds were made available to his heart

Three kinds, and another—a fourth:

And a fourth that was different

فِراقٌ وَهجرانٌ وَلَيلٌ كَأَنَّما

فِراقٌ وَهجرانٌ وَلَيلٌ كَأَنَّما

تُجاذِبُهُ الإِصباحَ أَيدٍ نَوازِعُ

تُجاذِبُهُ الإِصباحَ أَيدٍ نَوازِعُ

Parting, estrangement, and a night, as though

Parting, estrangement, and a night that

Tugging hands were wrestling with it for dawn.

As if the dawn wrestles him with urging hands

وَإِنِّي مَتى أَنظُر إِلى مَن أُحِبُّهُ

وَإِنِّي مَتى أَنظُر إِلى مَن أُحِبُّهُ

أَشارَت من الأَعداء نَحوي الأَصابِعُ

أَشارَت من الأَعداء نَحوي الأَصابِعُ

And indeed, whenever I look at the one I love,

And whenever I look at the one I love

The enemies’ fingers point toward me.

The enemies gesture their fingers at me

فَلا البَينُ مَأمونٌ وَلا الهَجرُ مُبعَدٌ

فَلا البَينُ مَأمونٌ وَلا الهَجرُ مُبعَدٌ

وَلا يَفتُرُ الواشي وَلا الصُّبحُ ساطِعُ

وَلا يَفتُرُ الواشي وَلا الصُّبحُ ساطِعُ

So there is no safety from parting, nor is estrangement kept away,

So neither separation feels safe, nor estrangement far

Nor does the tale-bearer relent, nor does dawn shine.

Nor does the slanderer relent, nor does the dawn cease shining