راكَ ، إذا اقْتَرَبْتُ ، تَصُدُّ عَنِّي

راكَ ، إذا اقْتَرَبْتُ ، تَصُدُّ عَنِّي

كَأَنَّا لَسْتُ مِنْكَ ولَسْتَ مِنِّي

كَأَنَّا لَسْتُ مِنْكَ ولَسْتَ مِنِّي

I see you turn away from me whenever I draw near.

When I draw near, you turn away from me

As though I were not of you, and you were not of me.

As if I am not yours and you are not mine

وقَدْ أَحْسَنْتُ فيكَ الظَّنَّ عُمْرًا

وقَدْ أَحْسَنْتُ فيكَ الظَّنَّ عُمْرًا

فكَيْفَ يَكُونُ رَدُّكَ سُوْءَ ظَنِّ؟!

فكَيْفَ يَكُونُ رَدُّكَ سُوْءَ ظَنِّ؟!

And I have thought well of you all my life;

Yet I thought well of you for a lifetime

How, then, can your response be mistrust?

How then can your rejection be ill thought from me?!

وأَنْتَ عَرَفْتَ قَدْرَكَ في فُؤادي

وأَنْتَ عَرَفْتَ قَدْرَكَ في فُؤادي

وأَنِّي تَحْتَ أَمْرِكَ دُوْنَ مَنِّ

وأَنِّي تَحْتَ أَمْرِكَ دُوْنَ مَنِّ

And you have known your worth within my heart,

You knew your worth in my heart

And that I am at your command, without holding favors over you.

And that I am under your command, second to none

وَهَبْتُكَ أَحْرُفِي في الشِّعْرِ وَرْدًا

وَهَبْتُكَ أَحْرُفِي في الشِّعْرِ وَرْدًا

وفي  الإِبْداعِ : عَنْكَ أَخَذْتُ فَنِّي

وفي الإِبْداعِ : عَنْكَ أَخَذْتُ فَنِّي

I gave you my letters as roses in verse,

I made my poetry for you a string of pearls

And in creativity, I drew my art from you.

And from you I took my art

ومِنْ عَيْنَيْكَ أَنْظِمْ عِقْدَ شِعْري

ومِنْ عَيْنَيْكَ أَنْظِمْ عِقْدَ شِعْري

وفي عَيْنَيْكَ أَجْمَلُ ما أُغَنِّي

وفي عَيْنَيْكَ أَجْمَلُ ما أُغَنِّي

And from your eyes I string the necklace of my verse,

From your eyes I string the necklace of my poetry

And in your eyes is the loveliest of what I sing.

In your eyes lies the most beautiful of my songs

تَزِيدُ الصَّدَّ عَنِّي دُونَ ذَنْبٍ

تَزِيدُ الصَّدَّ عَنِّي دُونَ ذَنْبٍ

وتَنْسُبُهُ إِلَيَّ مَعَ التَّجَنِّي

وتَنْسُبُهُ إِلَيَّ مَعَ التَّجَنِّي

You turn away from me ever more, though I have done no wrong,

You shun me without a fault

And you attribute it to me, accusing me unjustly.

And attribute it to me despite my innocence

وتَهْجُرُنِي وتُمْعِنُ فِي التَّخَلِّي

وتَهْجُرُنِي وتُمْعِنُ فِي التَّخَلِّي

وما لبَّيْتَ لِي يَوْمًا : "أَعِنِّي!"

وما لبَّيْتَ لِي يَوْمًا : "أَعِنِّي!"

And you abandon me and persist in forsaking me,

You abandon me and persist in turning away

And never once have you answered my plea: 'Help me!'

Yet never have you answered my call for "Help me!"

تَعالَ إِلَيَّ وَاحْكُمْ في ضُلُوعِي

تَعالَ إِلَيَّ وَاحْكُمْ في ضُلُوعِي

وخُذْ ما شِئْتَ مِنْ خَمْرِي ودَنِّي

وخُذْ ما شِئْتَ مِنْ خَمْرِي ودَنِّي

Come to me, and rule within my ribs,

Come to me and judge my ribs

And take whatever you wish of my wine and my wine jar.

Take whatever you wish of my wine and my closeness

أُرِيدُ رِضَاكَ قَبْلَ المَوْتِ رُحْمَى

أُرِيدُ رِضَاكَ قَبْلَ المَوْتِ رُحْمَى

فيَرْضَى اللهُ يَوْمَ الحَشْرِ عَنِّي !

فيَرْضَى اللهُ يَوْمَ الحَشْرِ عَنِّي !

I seek your approval before death, as a mercy,

I want your approval before death's mercy

So that God may be pleased with me on the Day of Gathering.

So that God may be pleased with me on Resurrection Day!