عَلَيكَ عَبدُك غزالي قَد غَدا كَلّا

عَلَيكَ عَبدُك غزالي قَد غَدا كَلّا

وَقَد حَمل في الهَوى يا مُنيَتي كلّا

وَقَد حَمل في الهَوى يا مُنيَتي كلّا

Your servant, my gazelle, has become a burden upon you.

Upon you, my servant Ghazali has become altogether worn down

And in love, O my heart’s desire, he has borne a heavy burden.

And he has borne in love, O my wishes, altogether

وَمَتنُ صَبرِهِ مِنَ الهِجرانِ قَد كَلّا

وَمَتنُ صَبرِهِ مِنَ الهِجرانِ قَد كَلّا

فجُدْ بِوَصلِكَ عَلَيهِ فَالوَصلُ مَطولبه

فجُدْ بِوَصلِكَ عَلَيهِ فَالوَصلُ مَطولبه

And the backbone of his patience has grown weary from separation.

And the patience of his separation has altogether finished

So graciously grant him union with you, for union is what he seeks.

So be generous with your union upon him, for the union is his request

وَلا تُجيبهْ بِقَولِك يا رشا كلّا

وَلا تُجيبهْ بِقَولِك يا رشا كلّا

And do not answer him, O young gazelle, by saying, “No!”

And do not answer him with your words, O Rasha, not at all