لَم يَزِدني العَذلُ إِلَّا وَلَعا

لَم يَزِدني العَذلُ إِلَّا وَلَعا

ضَرني أَكثَرُ مِمّا نَفَعا

ضَرني أَكثَرُ مِمّا نَفَعا

Reproach only increased my passion;

Rejection has only fueled my passion more

It harmed me more than it helped.

It has harmed me more than it has helped

ذَهَبَت بِالقَلبِ عَينٌ نَظَرَت

ذَهَبَت بِالقَلبِ عَينٌ نَظَرَت

لَيتَها كانَت وَإِيّاهُ مَعا

لَيتَها كانَت وَإِيّاهُ مَعا

An eye that gazed carried off my heart;

My heart was taken by an eye that glanced

Would that it and my heart had been together,

If only it and my heart had left together

أَو بَراها الشَّوقُ حَتّى لا تَرى

أَو بَراها الشَّوقُ حَتّى لا تَرى

حَتفَها يالَيتَ قَلبي رَجَعا

حَتفَها يالَيتَ قَلبي رَجَعا

Or that longing had worn it away until it could not see

Or yearning had blinded it so it couldn't see

Its own doom—oh, if only my heart would return!

If only my heart had gone back, alas

كُلّ يَومٍ لِيَ مِنهُ آفَةٌ

كُلّ يَومٍ لِيَ مِنهُ آفَةٌ

تَرَكَتني لِلهَوى مُتَّبِعا

تَرَكَتني لِلهَوى مُتَّبِعا

Each day I suffer an affliction from it

Each day brings me a new affliction

That has left me a follower of passion.

It has left me always following desire