سامحـي لا تبعدينـي

سامحـي لا تبعدينـي

إننـي في القـلبِ بـاق

إننـي في القـلبِ بـاق

Forgive me; do not push me away.

Forgive me, do not distance me

Forgive me, do not push me away

Indeed, I remain in the heart.

I am still in the heart, remaining

For I remain within the heart

كيف لا ترضيْ وخفقُ الـ

كيف لا ترضيْ وخفقُ الـ

قلبِ يهفو للتـلاقي

قلبِ يهفو للتـلاقي

How can you not be pleased, when the beating of the

How can you not be pleased, and the

How can you not be pleased, when the beating of the

heart yearns for a meeting?

Pounding of the heart yearns for union

Heart yearns for reunion?

إنْ تـريْ أنـي حليمٌ

إنْ تـريْ أنـي حليمٌ

فَلْنُبــاركْ بالـعـناق

فَلْنُبــاركْ بالـعـناق

If you see that I am forbearing,

If you see that I am forbearing

If you see that I am patient

then let us celebrate with an embrace.

Let us then embrace in happiness

Then let us bless it with an embrace

أنتِ من أبدى سروراً

أنتِ من أبدى سروراً

نحـو صَـدٍّ في الـسباق

نحـو صَـدٍّ في الـسباق

You are the one who showed delight

You who brought me true gladness

You are the one who showed joy

at turning away in the race.

Towards aloofness in the race

In the race towards rejection

لم يعـدْ للشعر نـايٌ

لم يعـدْ للشعر نـايٌ

مؤنـسٌ عـند الرفـاق

مؤنـسٌ عـند الرفـاق

Poetry no longer has a flute

Poetry no longer has a flute

Poetry no longer has a flute

that brings comfort among companions.

That gives comfort amongst friends

To offer solace among companions

هجرها أدمى فـؤادي

هجرها أدمى فـؤادي

فهْيَ تسـعى للفـراق

فهْيَ تسـعى للفـراق

Her abandonment made my heart bleed,

Her estrangement pained my heart

Her abandonment has made my heart bleed

for she strives for separation.

As she strives for separation

As she strives for separation

اسقني من شهـد صبٍر

اسقني من شهـد صبٍر

نافـعٍ من كأسِ سـاق

نافـعٍ من كأسِ سـاق

Give me a drink of the honey of patience,

Give me a drink from morning’s honey

Give me to drink from the nectar of patience

beneficial, from a cupbearer's cup.

Useful from a proffered cup

Wholesome, from the cup of the cupbearer

منيتـي قـربٌ وودٌّ

منيتـي قـربٌ وودٌّ

واحـتـرامٌ للوفــاق

واحـتـرامٌ للوفــاق

My wish is closeness and affection,

My wish is closeness, affection

My wish is for closeness and affection

and respect for harmony.

And respect for reconciliation

And respect for our harmony

هل لـيومٍ من لقـاءٍ

هل لـيومٍ من لقـاءٍ

أم أنـا في الحلم بـاق؟

أم أنـا في الحلم بـاق؟

Will there be a day of meeting,

Is there a day for us to meet

Is there a day for us to meet?

or shall I remain in the dream?

Or do I remain in a dream?

Or am I to remain in a dream?