وَمِمّا شَجاني أَنَّها يَومَ وَدَّعَت

وَمِمّا شَجاني أَنَّها يَومَ وَدَّعَت

تَقولُ لَنا أَستَودِعُ اللَهَ مَن أَدري

تَقولُ لَنا أَستَودِعُ اللَهَ مَن أَدري

And among the things that grieved me was that, on the day she bade farewell,

Among what grieved me was that one day when she bid farewell

she said to us, “I entrust to God those I know.”

She would say to us, "I entrust to God those whom I do not know"

وَكَيفَ أُعَزّي النَفسَ بَعدَ فِراقِها

وَكَيفَ أُعَزّي النَفسَ بَعدَ فِراقِها

وَقَد ضاقَ بِالكِتمانِ مِن حُبِّها صَدري

وَقَد ضاقَ بِالكِتمانِ مِن حُبِّها صَدري

And how can I console my soul after parting from her,

And how can I console my soul after parting with her

when my breast has grown tight from concealing my love for her?

When my chest is cramped from concealing my love for her?

فَوَاللَهِ وَاللَهِ العَزيزِ مَكانُهُ

فَوَاللَهِ وَاللَهِ العَزيزِ مَكانُهُ

لَقَد كادَ روحي أَن يَزولَ بِلا أَمري

لَقَد كادَ روحي أَن يَزولَ بِلا أَمري

So by God, and by God, whose station is exalted,

By Allah, by Allah the Almighty, in His place

indeed, my spirit nearly departed without my bidding.

My soul almost vanished without my command

خَليلَيَّ مُرّا بَعدَ مَوتي بِتُربَتي

خَليلَيَّ مُرّا بَعدَ مَوتي بِتُربَتي

وَقولا لِلَيلى ذا قَتيلٌ مِنَ الهَجرِ

وَقولا لِلَيلى ذا قَتيلٌ مِنَ الهَجرِ

My two friends, pass by my grave after my death,

My friend, after my death pass by my grave

and say to Layla, “This is one slain by estrangement.”

And say to Layla, "Here lies one slain by estrangement"