طاف بي وهـمٌ سـقيمُ

طاف بي وهـمٌ سـقيمُ

بات في قـلبي يـقيمُ

بات في قـلبي يـقيمُ

A sickly illusion circled about me,

A sickly whim came over me

A sickly illusion visited me,

It spent the night dwelling in my heart.

It settled in my heart and stayed

Spending the night, residing in my heart.

كـل يــوم يعتريـني

كـل يــوم يعتريـني

بـبـلاء إذْ أهيــمُ

بـبـلاء إذْ أهيــمُ

Each day it overtakes me

Each day it afflicts me

Every day it overtakes me

With affliction as I wander lovesick.

With an ordeal when I wander

With affliction, as I wander in love.

أكتـوي لـيلاً بنـارٍ

أكتـوي لـيلاً بنـارٍ

وهو بي حـقا عـليمُ

وهو بي حـقا عـليمُ

I am scorched at night by fire,

I burn at night with a fire

I am scorched at night by a fire,

And it truly knows me well.

And it is truly knowing of me

While he is truly aware of my state.

كيف أشقى وهو راضٍ

كيف أشقى وهو راضٍ

وأنـا بـاكٍ كـتـومُ

وأنـا بـاكٍ كـتـومُ

How can I suffer while it is content,

How can I be miserable when He is pleased

How can I suffer while he is content,

And I am weeping, keeping silent?

While I weep silently

While I weep, yet conceal my grief?

للشقـا أهديتني حيـ

للشقـا أهديتني حيـ

ـناً،فلا يرجى نعـيمُ

ـناً،فلا يرجى نعـيمُ

You gave me over to misery for a

For misery He granted me life

You have offered me to misery for a

time; no bliss can be hoped for.

So bliss cannot be hoped for

Time, leaving no hope for bliss.

هذه شكوايَ هـانت

هذه شكوايَ هـانت

فأنـا دومـاً خَـدومُ

فأنـا دومـاً خَـدومُ

This complaint of mine counts for little,

These are my complaints they have eased

This complaint of mine is taken lightly,

For I am ever willing to serve.

For I am always submissive

For I am always eager to serve.

يافـؤادي لا تعـادي

يافـؤادي لا تعـادي

إنـني شـهمٌ كـريمُ

إنـني شـهمٌ كـريمُ

O my heart, do not be hostile;

O my heart do not oppose

O my heart, do not bear enmity,

I am indeed noble-hearted and generous.

I am a generous, noble man

For I am gallant and noble.

صادق في العشق عدلٌ

صادق في العشق عدلٌ

لا أغـالـي،لا ألـومُ

لا أغـالـي،لا ألـومُ

Sincere in love, and just,

True in love, just

Truthful in love, and just;

I do not go to excess; I do not blame.

I do not exaggerate, I do not blame

I do not exaggerate, nor do I lay blame.

لا تكن في الصد عوْناً

لا تكن في الصد عوْناً

فالنـوى إثـمٌ عظيمُ

فالنـوى إثـمٌ عظيمُ

Do not lend your aid to rejection,

Do not help reject me

Do not aid in this rejection,

For separation is a grievous sin.

For forbidden hopes are a grave sin

For separation is a grievous sin.

أقبلي يا منيتـي فالـ

أقبلي يا منيتـي فالـ

ـودُّ مكفولٌ عمـيمُ

ـودُّ مكفولٌ عمـيمُ

Come, O my heart's desire, for

Welcome me o my beloved

Draw near, O my desire, for

love is assured and abundant.

Affection is assured and general

Affection is guaranteed and boundless.

اطلبيني كـل حـينٍ

اطلبيني كـل حـينٍ

إنـني واعٍ فـهـيمُ

إنـني واعٍ فـهـيمُ

Seek me at every moment;

Seek me at all times

Seek me out at every moment,

I am indeed aware and discerning.

I am aware and wise

For I am attentive and understanding.

أبصريني دامع الطَّـرْ

أبصريني دامع الطَّـرْ

ـفِ وذا ليلي خصيمُ

ـفِ وذا ليلي خصيمُ

Behold me, with tears in my

See me with tearful eyes

Look upon my tearful

eye; and this night of mine is a foe.

My nights are hostile

Eyes, while this night is my adversary.

البكا سهمي،متى طيـ

البكا سهمي،متى طيـ

ـرُ المنـى يبدو، يحومُ

ـرُ المنـى يبدو، يحومُ

Weeping is my arrow; when will the bird

Crying is my arrow, when

Weeping is my portion; when will the bird

of hopes appear and hover?

The wished for target appears, it hovers

Of hope appear and hover near?

عاذلي لا ذنب لي في

عاذلي لا ذنب لي في

ماجـرى، حظي ألـومُ

ماجـرى، حظي ألـومُ

My reproacher, I bear no guilt for

Reproach me not, I have no fault

O my blamer, I have no fault in

what happened; I blame my fortune.

In what happened, I blame my fate

What has passed; it is my luck I blame.

جامليني لو بوعـدٍ

جامليني لو بوعـدٍ

منـك واهٍ لا يـدومُ

منـك واهٍ لا يـدومُ

Humor me, if only with a promise

Indulge me even with a promise

Humor me, if only with a promise

from you, frail and fleeting.

From you though false and fleeting

From you, frail and fleeting.

ساحري بدِّدْ غيوم الـ

ساحري بدِّدْ غيوم الـ

حزن تُسْتجلى الهمومُ

حزن تُسْتجلى الهمومُ

My enchanter, disperse the clouds of

Enchant me, disperse the clouds of

O my enchanter, scatter the clouds of

sorrow; worries will be brought to light.

Sorrow so worries disappear

Sorrow, that my worries may be cleared away.

ضاق صدري خذْ بأمري

ضاق صدري خذْ بأمري

ما لجـرحي لا يـريمُ

ما لجـرحي لا يـريمُ

My chest has grown tight; take charge of my plight.

My chest is tight, take my matters

My chest grows tight, take charge of my affair;

Why will my wound not subside?

For my wound does not heal

Why does my wound refuse to heal?

ووئـامٌ بات رَيْـباً

ووئـامٌ بات رَيْـباً

منه أشـكو أو ألـوم

منه أشـكو أو ألـوم

And harmony has turned to doubt;

And harmony has become doubtful

And harmony has turned into suspicion,

Of it I complain, or lay blame.

Of it I complain or blame

Of which I complain, or lay blame.