ولكمand how often سهرتُI stayed awake الليلَthe night أنتظرُI await اللقاthe meeting
ولكم سهرتُ الليلَ أنتظرُ اللقا
وسلكتُand I walked دربthe path التائهينthe lost طويلاfor a long time
وسلكتُ درب التائهين طويلا
And how often I stayed awake through the night, awaiting our meeting.
Many a night I stayed up waiting for our meeting
And long I walked the path of the lost.
And wandered the path of the lost for so long
ماno عادَlonger يحملُنيcarries me الحنينlonging فإننيfor indeed I
ما عادَ يحملُني الحنين فإنني
أمسيتُI have become منfrom بعدِafter الفراقِthe parting عليلاill
أمسيتُ من بعدِ الفراقِ عليلا
Longing no longer carries me, for I
No more does yearning carry me, for after our separation
Have grown ill since our parting.
I have become sickly and frail
قلبيmy heart علىon كفّيmy palm وهبتكَI gave you نبضهُits pulse
قلبي على كفّي وهبتكَ نبضهُ
ماكنتُI was not بالنبضِwith the pulse البريءِinnocent بخيلاstingy
ماكنتُ بالنبضِ البريءِ بخيلا
With my heart upon my palm, I gave you its pulse.
I place my heart in your hands, its pulse
I was not stingy with that innocent pulse.
I was never stingy with that innocent pulse
لوif كنتَyou were تسمعُyou hear نبضهُits pulse لرَحِمتهُyou would have pitied it
لو كنتَ تسمعُ نبضهُ لرَحِمتهُ
إنّindeed المُتيّمَthe lovesick one لاnot يعيشُlives طويلاlong
إنّ المُتيّمَ لا يعيشُ طويلا
Had you heard its pulse, you would have pitied it.
If you could but hear its pulse, you would have mercy
Indeed, the lovesick do not live long.
For the bereft cannot live long
خُذtake ماwhat تشاءُyou wish وعُدand return إليّto me فإننيfor indeed I
خُذ ما تشاءُ وعُد إليّ فإنني
سأذوبُI will melt away حُزنًاin sorrow إنif رأيتَyou find بديلاa replacement
سأذوبُ حُزنًا إن رأيتَ بديلا
Take what you wish and return to me, for I
Take what you will, and return to me
Will melt away in sorrow if you find a replacement.
For I will melt in sorrow if I see a replacement