ياO قلبُheart أينَwhere دَواؤكاyour remedy
يا قلبُ أينَ دَواؤكا
فلَقدfor indeed تَطاوَلَhas lasted long داؤكاyour illness
فلَقد تَطاوَلَ داؤكا
O heart, where is your remedy?
O my heart, where is your remedy
For your illness has lasted long.
For your illness has grown severe
دامَhas persisted السقامُsickness بِهَجرِthrough separation from منthe one whom
دامَ السقامُ بِهَجرِ من
يَهوىit loves وَعزَّand has become elusive شِفاؤكاyour recovery
يَهوى وَعزَّ شِفاؤكا
Sickness has lingered through separation from the one
The sickness persists from the estrangement of she
it loves, and your recovery is elusive.
Whom I love, and your healing is difficult
ياO مَنyou whom هويتُI loved بذلتنيyou have given me over
يا مَن هويتُ بذلتني
للموتِto death طالَmay … be long بقاؤكاyour life
للموتِ طالَ بقاؤكا
O you whom I have loved, you have given me over
O you whom I love, you made me
to death—may your life be long!
Succumb to death, and prolonged is your survival
إنif كانَthere is يأسٌdespair منكَof you فيin
إن كانَ يأسٌ منكَ في
قلبيmy heart ففيهِthen in it رَجاؤكاhope in you
قلبي ففيهِ رَجاؤكا
If there is despair of you in
If there is despair of you in
my heart, then in it is hope in you.
My heart, then in it too is my hope for you