أَلاah إِنَّماonly أَفنىexhausted دُموعيmy tears وَشَفَّنيand wore me thin
أَلا إِنَّما أَفنى دُموعي وَشَفَّني
خُروجيmy departure وَتَركيand my leaving مَنthe one whom أُحِبُّI love وَرائِياbehind me
خُروجي وَتَركي مَن أُحِبُّ وَرائِيا
Ah, nothing exhausted my tears and wore me thin but
Alas! Only leaving and parting from my beloved behind
my departure and my leaving the one I love behind me.
Has exhausted my tears and healed me
وَمالِيَand what is the matter with me لاnot يَستَنفِدُexhausts الشَوقُlonging عَبرَتيmy tears
وَمالِيَ لا يَستَنفِدُ الشَوقُ عَبرَتي
إِذاwhen كُنتُI am مِنfrom دارِthe abode الأَحِبَّةِthe loved ones نائِياfar away
إِذا كُنتُ مِن دارِ الأَحِبَّةِ نائِيا
And why should longing not exhaust my tears
Why does longing not drain my tears
when I am far from the abode of those I love?
When I am far from the abode of loved ones
إِذاwhen لَمdid not أَجِدI find عُذراًan excuse لِنَفسيfor myself وَلُمتُهاand blamed myself
إِذا لَم أَجِد عُذراً لِنَفسي وَلُمتُها
حَمَلتُI laid عَلىupon الأَقدارِthe decrees of fate ماwhat كانَwas جارِياhappening
حَمَلتُ عَلى الأَقدارِ ما كانَ جارِيا
When I found no excuse for myself and blamed myself,
If I do not find an excuse for myself and blame it
I ascribed to fate what had come to pass.
I attribute what has happened to destiny