قُل لخليلي يا خليّ الهَوى

قُل لخليلي يا خليّ الهَوى

رِفقاً بِحالي إنّ أمري جلي

رِفقاً بِحالي إنّ أمري جلي

Tell my beloved: O you untroubled by love,

Tell my beloved, O kindest of all

Be gentle with my plight; my condition is plain.

Gently, for my state is clear

جَرّعتني الصبر وَلا صبر لي

جَرّعتني الصبر وَلا صبر لي

ما هَكَذا ظنّ الشجي يا خلي

ما هَكَذا ظنّ الشجي يا خلي

You made me swallow bitter aloes, yet I have no patience.

Patience has made me drink though I've none

This is not what the lovesick one expected, O carefree one.

Not so, thought the lovesick, O kindest of all