شُغلت بالدمع مكان الرقاد

شُغلت بالدمع مكان الرقاد

حتى رثى للعين طول السهادِ

حتى رثى للعين طول السهادِ

I was occupied with tears instead of sleep,

I was preoccupied with tears instead of sleep

Until prolonged sleeplessness took pity on my eye.

Until my eyes mourned the length of slumber

وَمل خدي ووسادي يدي

وَمل خدي ووسادي يدي

جعلتها بيني وبين الوساد

جعلتها بيني وبين الوساد

My cheek and my pillow grew weary of my hand;

And my cheek and pillow wet my hand

I had placed it between myself and the pillow.

I placed it between me and the pillow

يا زفرةً موصولةً بالحشا

يا زفرةً موصولةً بالحشا

من حسرةٍ ساكنةٍ في الفؤادِ

من حسرةٍ ساكنةٍ في الفؤادِ

O sigh, bound to my breast,

Oh sigh connected to sadness

From anguish dwelling in the heart!

Of latent sorrow in the heart

لولاكَ ما ذلت لطولِ الهوى

لولاكَ ما ذلت لطولِ الهوى

نفسي ولم أحفل بطولِ البعادِ

نفسي ولم أحفل بطولِ البعادِ

But for you, enduring love would not have humbled

If not for you I wouldn't have been humiliated by prolonged passion

My soul, nor would I have cared about prolonged separation.

My soul and I wouldn't have cared about the distance