مذ فَرَّقَ بَينكم وَبَيني الدَهرُ

مذ فَرَّقَ بَينكم وَبَيني الدَهرُ

لَم يَبقَ عَلى طولِ نَواكُم صَبرُ

لَم يَبقَ عَلى طولِ نَواكُم صَبرُ

Since Time parted you and me,

Since time has parted you from me

No patience remains to bear your long absence.

Patience for your long absence won't come easily

قَد مَسَّنيَ الضُرُّ وَضاقَ الصَدرُ

قَد مَسَّنيَ الضُرُّ وَضاقَ الصَدرُ

يا غايَةَ مُنيَتي إِلامَ الهَجرُ

يا غايَةَ مُنيَتي إِلامَ الهَجرُ

Affliction has touched me, and my breast has grown tight.

Grief has touched me, my heart feels unease

O ultimate object of my desire, how long will this estrangement last?

My love, why this estrangement and coldness I see