وكنت أرى أن قد تناهي بي الهوى

وكنت أرى أن قد تناهي بي الهوى

إلى غايةٍ ما بعدها لي مذهب

إلى غايةٍ ما بعدها لي مذهب

And I thought that love had brought me

I thought that my love for you had reached

To a limit beyond which I had nowhere to go.

Its furthest limit and could progress no more,

فلما تفرقنا تذكرت ما مضى

فلما تفرقنا تذكرت ما مضى

فأيقنت أني إنما كنت ألعب

فأيقنت أني إنما كنت ألعب

Then, when we parted, I remembered what had passed,

But when we parted, I remembered the past,

And became certain that I had only been playing.

And realized that I had merely played before.

فقد والذي لو شاء لم يخلق النوى

فقد والذي لو شاء لم يخلق النوى

عرضت فما أدري إلى أين أذهب

عرضت فما أدري إلى أين أذهب

For, by Him who, had He willed, would not have created separation,

By Him who, if He wished, need not create desire,

I have gone mad, and do not know which way to go.

I stood perplexed, not knowing where to turn.