يا من أطالَ الهجرَ من بعدِ ما

يا من أطالَ الهجرَ من بعدِ ما

مسنيَ الحبُّ بما مسني

مسنيَ الحبُّ بما مسني

O you who prolonged estrangement after

O you who prolonged estrangement after

love had afflicted me as it did,

Love had touched me as it touched me,

أنتَ وإن أسرفتَ في ذا الجفا

أنتَ وإن أسرفتَ في ذا الجفا

أحسنُ خلقِ اللهِ في أعيني

أحسنُ خلقِ اللهِ في أعيني

You, though you have gone too far in this coldness,

You, even if you were excessive in this aloofness,

are the fairest of God's creation in my eyes.

Are the finest of God's creations in my eyes.