يا صاح انا قلبى من الحب مجروح

يا صاح انا قلبى من الحب مجروح

جرح عطيب ما لقى له من يداوي

جرح عطيب ما لقى له من يداوي

O friend, my heart is wounded by love.

O friend, my heart is wounded by love

A grievous wound that has found no one to heal it.

A sweet wound that cannot be healed

لو ينشرى قربه شريناه بالروح

لو ينشرى قربه شريناه بالروح

مير البلا شوفه غدى به هقاوي

مير البلا شوفه غدى به هقاوي

If closeness to him could be bought, we would buy it with our souls.

If only being close could heal it with the soul

But the trouble is, seeing him is now only a hope.

The king of afflictions will see it healed tomorrow

أهل دمع فوق الاوجان مسفوح

أهل دمع فوق الاوجان مسفوح

على الذى ما هو بللغدر ناوي

على الذى ما هو بللغدر ناوي

I shed tears, streaming over my cheeks,

Tears of sorrow poured over cheeks

For him who has no intention of betrayal.

For one with no intention of betrayal

انا ادرى انه مثلي اليوم مطروح

انا ادرى انه مثلي اليوم مطروح

لاشك ما يقوى و لاني بقاوي

لاشك ما يقوى و لاني بقاوي

I know that today he is laid low, just like me.

I know he is cast down like me today

But he has no strength, and I am not strong either.

No doubt he cannot be strong nor can I

لولاي ادارى سر الاحباب لا ابوح

لولاي ادارى سر الاحباب لا ابوح

و ابيع بيعة الهبيل الفداوي

و ابيع بيعة الهبيل الفداوي

Were I not guarding the lovers' secret, I would speak out,

If I had not kept the secret of lovers, I would confess

And sell like a foolish retainer.

And sell the sale of the devoted redeemer

لكنى اجحد فيه عن كل مفضوح

لكنى اجحد فيه عن كل مفضوح

خوفي عليه من الحكي و الدعاوي

خوفي عليه من الحكي و الدعاوي

But I keep him hidden from every disreputable person,

But I deny in him any disgraced one

Fearing for him because of gossip and accusations.

My fear for him of talk and claims

حسبي على اللى حط فى الدرب ساموح

حسبي على اللى حط فى الدرب ساموح

العذيل اللي جرّ كل البلاوي

العذيل اللي جرّ كل البلاوي

God is my recourse against the one who placed an obstacle in the path,

Enough for me is He who put the smooth in the path

The reproacher who brought on all these woes.

The shameful one who drew all afflictions

من اول باب المواصيل مفتوح

من اول باب المواصيل مفتوح

يوم ان عذال المودة خلاوي

يوم ان عذال المودة خلاوي

Once, the door to reunion stood open,

From the first open door of companionship

When love's reproachers were far away.

When the beauty of friendship emptied me

واليوم يسد الباب لوح(ن) على لوح

واليوم يسد الباب لوح(ن) على لوح

و امسيت انا يا صاح قلبى شقاوي

و امسيت انا يا صاح قلبى شقاوي

And today, plank upon plank blocks the door.

And today the door is shut, board upon board

And evening finds me, O friend, with a wretched heart.

And I have become, O friend, wretched of heart