دموع الصب تسفك

دموع الصب تسفك

وستر الصب ينهتك

وستر الصب ينهتك

The lovesick lover’s tears are shed,

The morning's tears are shed,

The tears of the passionate lover are shed,

And the lovesick lover’s veil is torn.

The morning's veil is torn.

And the secret veil of the lover is torn away;

كأن القلب إذ يبدو

كأن القلب إذ يبدو

قطاة ضمها شرك

قطاة ضمها شرك

As though the heart, when it appears,

My heart appears as though

As though his heart, in its trembling,

Were a sandgrouse caught in a snare.

Ensnared by fate forlorn.

Were a sandgrouse ensnared in a net.

فيا أصحابنا قولوا

فيا أصحابنا قولوا

فإن الرأي مشترك

فإن الرأي مشترك

So, our companions, speak,

My friends, I ask you speak,

O my companions, speak and advise me,

For counsel is shared.

For counsel must be borne.

For counsel is meant to be shared:

إلى كم ذا أكاتمه

إلى كم ذا أكاتمه

ومالي عنه مترك

ومالي عنه مترك

How long shall I keep this concealed,

How long can I conceal

How long must I conceal this longing,

When I have no escape from it?

What I cannot forewarn?

When I have no way to turn away from it?