يامَنْ لروُحٍ كَلِفَتْ

يامَنْ لروُحٍ كَلِفَتْ

ومن لعينٍ ذَرَفَتْ

ومن لعينٍ ذَرَفَتْ

O who will help a lovesick soul?

O you whose soul is burdened

And who will help an eye that sheds tears?

And whose eyes have shed tears

مُنَهَّلَةٌ عَبَرْتُها

مُنَهَّلَةٌ عَبَرْتُها

كأنّها قَدْ طُرِفَتْ

كأنّها قَدْ طُرِفَتْ

Its tears stream down,

Flowing down as if drawn

As though it had been struck.

As though they were led

إن أَمِنَتْ فَاضَتْ وإِنْ

إن أَمِنَتْ فَاضَتْ وإِنْ

خافَتْ رَقيباً وقَفَتْ

خافَتْ رَقيباً وقَفَتْ

If it feels safe, it overflows; and if

If they feel safe they flow

It fears a watcher, it stops.

If fearing a watcher, they stop

وإنّما بُكاؤُها

وإنّما بُكاؤُها

على ليالٍ سَلَفَتْ

على ليالٍ سَلَفَتْ

And its weeping is only

Their weeping is but

For nights gone by.

For nights gone by