إِلى اللَهِ أَشكو فَقدَ لُبنى كَما شَكا

إِلى اللَهِ أَشكو فَقدَ لُبنى كَما شَكا

إِلى اللَهِ فَقدَ الوالِدَينِ يَتيمُ

إِلى اللَهِ فَقدَ الوالِدَينِ يَتيمُ

To God I lament the loss of Lubna, as did

To God I complain, as one who lost his loved ones complained to God,

an orphan, lamenting to God the loss of both parents:

An orphan whom his kin abandoned, so his body is frail,

يَتيمٌ جَفاهُ الأَقرَبونَ فَجِسمُهُ

يَتيمٌ جَفاهُ الأَقرَبونَ فَجِسمُهُ

نَحيلٌ وَعَهدُ الوالِدَينِ قَديمُ

نَحيلٌ وَعَهدُ الوالِدَينِ قَديمُ

an orphan shunned by his closest kin, whose body

And his parents' covenant is old.

is wasted, and whose days with his parents are long past.

Their home cried for their absence, so it shed tears,

بَكَت دارُهُم مِن نَأيِهِم فَتَهَلَّلَت

بَكَت دارُهُم مِن نَأيِهِم فَتَهَلَّلَت

دُموعِ فَأَيُّ الجازِعينَ أَلومُ

دُموعِ فَأَيُّ الجازِعينَ أَلومُ

Their dwelling wept at their absence, and there flowed

Which of the grievers should I blame?

tears; which of the grief-stricken shall I blame?

Am I someone tearful, crying of yearning and love,

أَمُستَعبِراً يَبكي مِنَ الشَوقِ وَالهَوى

أَمُستَعبِراً يَبكي مِنَ الشَوقِ وَالهَوى

أَما خَرَ يَبكي شَجوَهُ وَيَهيمُ

أَما خَرَ يَبكي شَجوَهُ وَيَهيمُ

A tearful man who weeps from longing and passion,

Or did I just happen to cry, complaining of his woe and madness?

or another who weeps his sorrow and wanders distraught?

The bonds of love for my loved ones confused me,

تَهَيَّضَني مِن حُبِّ لُبنى عَلائِقٌ

تَهَيَّضَني مِن حُبِّ لُبنى عَلائِقٌ

وَأَصنافُ حُبٍّ هَولُهُنَّ عَظيمُ

وَأَصنافُ حُبٍّ هَولُهُنَّ عَظيمُ

Bonds of love for Lubna have broken me anew,

And kinds of mighty love overwhelmed them.

and forms of love whose terror is immense.

He whose heart clings to love of loved ones,

وَمَن يَتَعَلَّق حُبَّ لُبنى فُؤادُهُ

وَمَن يَتَعَلَّق حُبَّ لُبنى فُؤادُهُ

يَمُت أَو يَعِش ما عاشَ وَهوَ كَليمُ

يَمُت أَو يَعِش ما عاشَ وَهوَ كَليمُ

And whoever's heart clings to love for Lubna

Will either die or live, living woefully.

will die, or live wounded for as long as he lives.

So even if I gathered patience from you,

فَإِنّي وَإِن أَجمَعتُ عَنكِ تَجَلُّداً

فَإِنّي وَإِن أَجمَعتُ عَنكِ تَجَلُّداً

عَلى العَهدِ فيما بَينَنا لَمُقيمُ

عَلى العَهدِ فيما بَينَنا لَمُقيمُ

For I, though resolved to bear separation from you with fortitude,

To keep our pact, I remain steadfast.

surely remain true to the pledge between us.

And time has separated our group,

وَإِنَّ زَمانا شَتَّتَ الشَملَ بَينَنا

وَإِنَّ زَمانا شَتَّتَ الشَملَ بَينَنا

وَبَينَكُمُ فيهِ العِدى لَمَشومُ

وَبَينَكُمُ فيهِ العِدى لَمَشومُ

And surely a time when our union was shattered

Between you and them, in it misfortune is ominous.

by enemies, dividing us from you, is ill-omened.

Is it true that your heart is empty,

أَفي الحَقِّ هَذا أَنَّ قَلبَكِ فارِغٌ

أَفي الحَقِّ هَذا أَنَّ قَلبَكِ فارِغٌ

صَحيحٌ وَقَلبي في هَواكِ سَقيمُ

صَحيحٌ وَقَلبي في هَواكِ سَقيمُ

Is this right—that your heart is empty of love,

Healthy, while my heart in love with you is sick?

and sound, while my heart is sick with love for you?