وَعَلّمتَني كَيفَ الهَوى وَجهلته

وَعَلّمتَني كَيفَ الهَوى وَجهلته

وَعَلَّمكم صَبري عَلى ظُلمِكُم ظُلمِي

وَعَلَّمكم صَبري عَلى ظُلمِكُم ظُلمِي

And you taught me the ways of love, though you did not know it.

You taught me passion though you were ignorant of it

And my patience with your injustice taught you to wrong me.

And my patience with your wrong taught you to wrong me

وَأَعلَم ما لي عِندَكُم فَيَميل بي

وَأَعلَم ما لي عِندَكُم فَيَميل بي

هَوايَ إلى جَهل فَأُقصِر عَن عِلمِ

هَوايَ إلى جَهل فَأُقصِر عَن عِلمِ

And I know where I stand with you, yet I am drawn

I know well what I have from you that draws me to you

By my passion toward ignorance, so I turn away from knowledge.

My passion leads me to ignorance so I fall short of knowledge