هَواكَlove for you يَأَبىrefuses سِوىother than سُهدِيmy sleeplessness وَتَعذِيبيand my torment
هَواكَ يَأَبى سِوى سُهدِي وَتَعذِيبي
وَسِحرُand the spell عَينَيكَof your two eyes يُغرِينيentices me وَيُغريand incites others بِيagainst me
وَسِحرُ عَينَيكَ يُغرِيني وَيُغري بِي
Love for you accepts nothing but my sleeplessness and torment.
And the spell of your eyes entices me and sets others against me.
وَوَصلُكَand union with you الدَهرَforever مَضنُونٌwithheld فَمَوعِدُهُso its promise
وَوَصلُكَ الدَهرَ مَضنُونٌ فَمَوعِدُهُ
مُرَجَّعٌsent back and forth بَينَbetween تَصديقٍaffirmation وَتَكذِيبِand denial
مُرَجَّعٌ بَينَ تَصديقٍ وَتَكذِيبِ
And union with you is ever withheld, so its promise
Is tossed back and forth between affirmation and denial.
عَلامَwhy لَحظُكَyour glance يُدنِينيdraws me near وَيُبعِدُنيand sends me away
عَلامَ لَحظُكَ يُدنِيني وَيُبعِدُني
وَالصَبرُand patience يَنفَدُruns out فيin بُعدٍdistance وَتَقرِيبِand drawing near
وَالصَبرُ يَنفَدُ في بُعدٍ وَتَقرِيبِ
Why does your glance draw me near and send me away,
While patience runs out in distance and nearness?
وَفيمَand why أَطمَعُI hope مِنof لُقياكَmeeting you فيin عِدَةٍa promise
وَفيمَ أَطمَعُ مِن لُقياكَ في عِدَةٍ
مِيقاتُهاits appointed time بَينَbetween مَحظُورٍwhat is forbidden وَمَندُوبand what is recommended
مِيقاتُها بَينَ مَحظُورٍ وَمَندُوب
And why should I hope to meet you on a promise
Whose appointed time lies between the forbidden and the recommended?
ياah! رَوَّعَmay terrify اللَهُGod رَوعاتِthe terrors الفِراقِof parting بِكُمfrom you
يا رَوَّعَ اللَهُ رَوعاتِ الفِراقِ بِكُم
أَذكَتkindled حَشايَmy inmost heart بِجَمرٍwith embers مِنهُfrom it مَشبُوبِblazing
أَذكَت حَشايَ بِجَمرٍ مِنهُ مَشبُوبِ
Ah, may God terrify the terrors of parting from you!
They have kindled my heart with its blazing embers.
وَكَمand how much أَطالَتhas prolonged يَدُthe hand البينِof separation المُشِتِّsundering عَلىupon
وَكَم أَطالَت يَدُ البينِ المُشِتِّ عَلى
جَمرِthe embers الغَرامِof love وَنارِand the fire الشَوقِof longing تَقلِيبيturning me over
جَمرِ الغَرامِ وَنارِ الشَوقِ تَقلِيبي
And how long the hand of sundering separation has kept
Turning me over love's embers and longing's fire!