أينَ لي مثلُ قلبهِ فأصد

أينَ لي مثلُ قلبهِ فأصد

كيفَ أسلو وليس لي منه بُدُّ

كيفَ أسلو وليس لي منه بُدُّ

Where can I find a heart like his, so I can turn away?

Where can I find a heart like his to confide in?

How can I forget him when I cannot do without him?

How can I be consoled when I cannot do without him?

كانَ وجدي عليهِ وهو شديدٌ

كانَ وجدي عليهِ وهو شديدٌ

واشتياقي إليهِ منهُ أشدُّ

واشتياقي إليهِ منهُ أشدُّ

My anguish over him was intense,

My passion for him was intense, and so was his severity,

And my longing for him was more intense still.

Yet my yearning for him was even more intense.

ظنَّ ما بي هزلاً فأمسكَ عني

ظنَّ ما بي هزلاً فأمسكَ عني

والذي بي من كلِّ جدٍّ أجدُّ

والذي بي من كلِّ جدٍّ أجدُّ

He thought what ailed me a jest, and so held back from me,

He thought my passion was merely jesting, so he shunned me,

Yet what I feel is more earnest than all earnestness.

Though what I felt for him was all too serious and sincere.

فنيت عبرتي عليهِ حنيناً

فنيت عبرتي عليهِ حنيناً

فبخدِّي من دمعِ عيني خدُّ

فبخدِّي من دمعِ عيني خدُّ

My tears were spent in longing for him,

I pined for him until I was consumed with grief -

So my eye’s tears have left a furrow in my cheek.

My cheeks still bear the stain of my tears' blood.