ظَنَّ أني أفَقْتُ مِنْ أشْواقي

ظَنَّ أني أفَقْتُ مِنْ أشْواقي

إذْ رَآنِي لَمْ أشْكُهُ ما أُلاقِي

إذْ رَآنِي لَمْ أشْكُهُ ما أُلاقِي

He thought I had recovered from my longings,

He thought I had awoken from my longing,

When he saw that I did not complain to him of what I endured.

When he saw I did not complain of my torment.

فَتَصدَّى لِخُبْرِ مُضْمَر صَدْري

فَتَصدَّى لِخُبْرِ مُضْمَر صَدْري

فإذا بي فِي زَفْرَةٍ وسِياقِ

فإذا بي فِي زَفْرَةٍ وسِياقِ

So he sought to learn what lay hidden in my breast,

So he came to uncover the secret of my heart,

And behold, I was sighing and in death's throes.

And behold me in a sigh and suffering.

بِمَ يَشْكُو أوْ كَيْفَ قُلْ ليَ يَشْكُو

بِمَ يَشْكُو أوْ كَيْفَ قُلْ ليَ يَشْكُو

تالِفٌ نَفْسُهُ رَقَتْ للتَّراقي

تالِفٌ نَفْسُهُ رَقَتْ للتَّراقي

With what can he complain—or how, tell me, can he complain—

With what does he complain and how can I say to him: complain?

A dying man whose soul has risen to his collarbones?

His soul is gentle, softened for reunion.

أهِ مِنْ ذا النَّوى وذا الهَجْرِ آهاً

أهِ مِنْ ذا النَّوى وذا الهَجْرِ آهاً

جَبَرَ الله صَدْعَتِي بالتَّلاقِي

جَبَرَ الله صَدْعَتِي بالتَّلاقِي

Ah, for this separation and this estrangement—ah!

Ah! From this purpose and this estrangement, ah!

May God heal my brokenness through reunion.

May God mend my fracture through reunion.

كُنْ كما شِئْتَ يا حُبَيِّبَ قَلْبي

كُنْ كما شِئْتَ يا حُبَيِّبَ قَلْبي

إنَّنِي والهَوى عَلى العَهْدِ باقِ

إنَّنِي والهَوى عَلى العَهْدِ باقِ

Be as you wish, O darling of my heart;

Be as you wish, O beloved of my heart,

Indeed, by love, I remain faithful to the pledge.

I and love are steadfast to the covenant.