قفوا فاسألوا عن حال مثلي وضُعفِهِ

قفوا فاسألوا عن حال مثلي وضُعفِهِ

فقد زاده الشوق الأسى فوق ضِعفِهِ

فقد زاده الشوق الأسى فوق ضِعفِهِ

Stop, and ask about the plight of one like me and his weakness.

Stand and ask about the state of one like me, weak

For longing has more than doubled his sorrow.

For yearning has increased his sorrow over his weakness

وقولوا لمن أرجو الشفاءَ بوصله

وقولوا لمن أرجو الشفاءَ بوصله

أسيرك قد أشفى على الموت فاشفِهِ

أسيرك قد أشفى على الموت فاشفِهِ

And tell the one through union with whom I hope for healing:

And say to her from whom I hope for cure through union

Your captive has reached the brink of death, so heal him.

Your captive is given up for dead, so cure him

أخو دَنف أخفاه إخفاؤه الهوى

أخو دَنف أخفاه إخفاؤه الهوى

نحولاً ومن يُخفي الصبابة تُخفِهِ

نحولاً ومن يُخفي الصبابة تُخفِهِ

He suffers from wasting sickness; hiding his love has hidden him,

Brother of Danaf, passion has made him waste away

Through emaciation—and whoever hides passion is hidden by it.

And he who hides his love, it hides him