خُذُوا بَقيَّة نَفْسي وامْحَقُوا الأثرا

خُذُوا بَقيَّة نَفْسي وامْحَقُوا الأثرا

حَسْبي رِضاكُم ودَعْ مَنْ لامَ أوْ عَذَرا

حَسْبي رِضاكُم ودَعْ مَنْ لامَ أوْ عَذَرا

Take what remains of my soul and erase all trace.

Take the rest of my soul and wipe away all trace

Your approval is enough for me; leave aside whoever blames or excuses me.

Your pleasure is enough for me, leave those who blame or make excuses

يا نازِحينَ وآمالِيْ تُقَرِّبُهُمْ

يا نازِحينَ وآمالِيْ تُقَرِّبُهُمْ

فَما اخْتَفَى حُسْنُهم عَني ولا اسْتَتَرا

فَما اخْتَفَى حُسْنُهم عَني ولا اسْتَتَرا

O distant ones, whom my hopes draw near,

O you who move away, though my hopes bring you near

For their beauty has neither vanished from me nor been concealed.

Their beauty has not hidden from me, nor concealed at all

مالِيْ أراكُم تُوالُوني مُقاطَعةً

مالِيْ أراكُم تُوالُوني مُقاطَعةً

هَبْني أسأْتُ فَها قَدْ جِئْتُ مُعْتَذِرا

هَبْني أسأْتُ فَها قَدْ جِئْتُ مُعْتَذِرا

Why do I see you befriending me with estrangement?

Why do you shun me, cutting me off?

Suppose I have done wrong—here I have come to apologize.

I have done wrong, so here I come to apologize

أنا المُحِبُّ المُعَنَّى فارْحَمُوا وَلَهِي

أنا المُحِبُّ المُعَنَّى فارْحَمُوا وَلَهِي

ورَدِّدوا في ضَنا جُثْمانِيَ النَّظَرا

ورَدِّدوا في ضَنا جُثْمانِيَ النَّظَرا

I am the tormented lover, so have mercy on my lovesick anguish.

I am the loving, tormented one, so have mercy and let me

And gaze again and again at my wasted body.

Rove again, gazing on your gathered bodies

تَرَوا كَئيباً حُلاهُ في الهَوى اشْتَهرَتْ

تَرَوا كَئيباً حُلاهُ في الهَوى اشْتَهرَتْ

يا وَيْحَ مَنْ بِحُلاه في الهَوى اشْتَهَرا

يا وَيْحَ مَنْ بِحُلاه في الهَوى اشْتَهَرا

You will see a sorrowful man whose traits have become renowned in love.

You see me, gloomy, renowned in love for my garb

Alas for one renowned in love for his traits!

Oh woe to those renowned for their garb of love