يمر الزمان ولا نلتقي

يمر الزمان ولا نلتقي

وقد جلب البين ما نتقي

وقد جلب البين ما نتقي

Time passes, and we do not meet.

Time passes and we do not meet

And separation has brought what we seek to avoid.

Separation has brought what we seek to avoid

فبالله يا وجد لا تنقضِ

فبالله يا وجد لا تنقضِ

وبالله يا دمع لا ترتقِ

وبالله يا دمع لا ترتقِ

So, by God, O longing, do not end.

So by God, O longing, do not diminish

And by God, O tears, do not rise.

And by God, O tears, do not flow

ويا عاذلي عنه لا أرعوي

ويا عاذلي عنه لا أرعوي

ولو كان وجدي به محرقي

ولو كان وجدي به محرقي

And, O my reproacher, I will not turn away from him,

And O you who blame him, I do not tend to

Even if my longing for him were to burn me.

Even if my passion for him burns me

ولا زلت مغرىً به مغرماً

ولا زلت مغرىً به مغرماً

ولو ضحك الشيب في مفرقي

ولو ضحك الشيب في مفرقي

And may I never cease to be captivated by him, enamored,

I continue to be seduced by him, infatuated

Even if gray hair laughs in my hair's parting.

Even if grey hair laughs at my temples

وماذا عسى أن يقال سوى

وماذا عسى أن يقال سوى

فتنت ببدر الدجى المشرقي

فتنت ببدر الدجى المشرقي

And what could be said except:

What more can be said except

I was bewitched by the eastern full moon of the dark night.

I am enchanted by the rising full moon