فراقُك أمضى من شَبَا الصارم العَضبِ

فراقُك أمضى من شَبَا الصارم العَضبِ

وبُعُدك أضْنى للفؤاد وللقلب

وبُعُدك أضْنى للفؤاد وللقلب

Parting from you is sharper than the edge of a keen sword.

Your separation is more bitter than a severe, angry blade

And your distance is more withering to heart and soul.

And your distance brings more grief to my heart and soul

وما كنتُ لو لا وشكُ بينك عالماً

وما كنتُ لو لا وشكُ بينك عالماً

بأنّ النَّوى تُخْلِ الفؤادَ من اللبِّ

بأنّ النَّوى تُخْلِ الفؤادَ من اللبِّ

And but for your imminent parting, I would not have known

Had I not felt a premonition of parting between us

That separation leaves the heart bereft of reason.

I would not have known that wishes hollow out the heart of desire

ولم تك نفسي في فراقك جَلْدةً

ولم تك نفسي في فراقك جَلْدةً

فتَقْسِمها بين التَّبعُّد والقرب

فتَقْسِمها بين التَّبعُّد والقرب

And my soul was not resilient enough in parting from you

Nor was my soul patient in your absence

For you to divide it between remoteness and nearness.

To split it between distance and nearness

لقد حُرَمْت عيني لبَينك نومَها

لقد حُرَمْت عيني لبَينك نومَها

كما لم تَجُدْ إلاّ لك النّفس بالحبّ

كما لم تَجُدْ إلاّ لك النّفس بالحبّ

My eye has indeed been denied its sleep because of your parting,

Indeed my eyes were deprived of sleep because of your absence

Just as the soul has lavished love on you alone.

Just as my soul found no consolation except in loving you