يَدُلُّ على أنني عاشِقٌ

يَدُلُّ على أنني عاشِقٌ

من الدمع مُستشهدٌ ناطِقٌ

من الدمع مُستشهدٌ ناطِقٌ

That I am in love is shown

My tears bear witness that I am a lover,

by a speaking witness called forth from tears.

Speaking out from martyrdom.

ولي مالكٌ أنا عبدٌ لهُ

ولي مالكٌ أنا عبدٌ لهُ

مُقِرٌّ بأني له وَامِقُ

مُقِرٌّ بأني له وَامِقُ

And I have a master; I am his slave,

I have a master whom I serve as slave,

acknowledging that I am deeply in love with him.

Admitting that I yearn for him.

إذا ما سَمَوتُ الى وصلِهِ

إذا ما سَمَوتُ الى وصلِهِ

تعرّضَ لي دونَه عائِقُ

تعرّضَ لي دونَه عائِقُ

Whenever I aspire to union with him,

When I soar up to meet him,

an obstacle confronts me, barring my way to him.

Obstacles block my way to him.

وحارَبني فيه ريبُ الزمانِ

وحارَبني فيه ريبُ الزمانِ

كأنَّ الزمانَ له عاشِقُ

كأنَّ الزمانَ له عاشِقُ

And the misfortunes of time wage war on me over him,

And time's doubt makes war on me therein

as though time were in love with him.

As though time itself were his lover.