يا قَلبِ أَخبِرني وَفي النَأيِ راحَةٌ

يا قَلبِ أَخبِرني وَفي النَأيِ راحَةٌ

إِذا ما نَوَت هِندٌ نَوىً كَيفَ تَصنَعُ

إِذا ما نَوَت هِندٌ نَوىً كَيفَ تَصنَعُ

O my heart, tell me—and in distance there is relief—

O heart, tell me, is there comfort in separation?

when Hind resolves on separation, what will you do?

When Hind makes up her mind, what will you do?

أَتُجمِعُ يَأساً أَم تَحِنُّ صَبابَةً

أَتُجمِعُ يَأساً أَم تَحِنُّ صَبابَةً

عَلى إِثرِ هِندٍ حينَ بانَت وَتَجزَعُ

عَلى إِثرِ هِندٍ حينَ بانَت وَتَجزَعُ

Will you resign yourself to despair, or yearn with passion

Will you gather despair or yearn like a young man

in Hind's wake, when she has departed, and grieve?

Pining after Hind when she's gone and fret?

وَلَلصَبرُ خَيرٌ حينَ بانَت بِوُدِّها

وَلَلصَبرُ خَيرٌ حينَ بانَت بِوُدِّها

وَزَجرُ فُؤادٍ كانَ لِلبَينِ يَخشَعُ

وَزَجرُ فُؤادٍ كانَ لِلبَينِ يَخشَعُ

And surely patience is better when she departs with her love,

Patience is best when she reveals her love,

and so is restraining a heart that would bow before separation.

And scolding a heart that bowed to parting.

وَقَد قُرِعَت في وَصلِ هِندٍ لَكَ العَصا

وَقَد قُرِعَت في وَصلِ هِندٍ لَكَ العَصا

قَديماً كَما كانَت لِذى الحِلمِ تُقرَعُ

قَديماً كَما كانَت لِذى الحِلمِ تُقرَعُ

And the staff was struck for you concerning union with Hind

The staff was struck in joining with Hind for you

long ago, as it used to be struck for one endowed with sound judgment.

As it was once for the forbearing one to be struck.

جَزِعتَ وَما في فَجعِ هِندٍ بِسِرِّها

جَزِعتَ وَما في فَجعِ هِندٍ بِسِرِّها

وَاِفشاءِ سِرٍّ كانَ نَحوِيَ تَجزَعُ

وَاِفشاءِ سِرٍّ كانَ نَحوِيَ تَجزَعُ

You grieved, yet it is not over distressing Hind through her secret

You grieved though Hind's secret wasn't fully known,

or revealing a secret meant for me that you grieve,

Revealing a secret that was close to me distressed you.

وَلَكِن عَلى أَن يَعلَمَ الناسُ أَنَّني

وَلَكِن عَلى أَن يَعلَمَ الناسُ أَنَّني

عَلى غَيرِ شَيءٍ مِن نَوالِكِ أَتبَعُ

عَلى غَيرِ شَيءٍ مِن نَوالِكِ أَتبَعُ

but over people learning that I

But so people would know that without your affection

pursue you without any favor from you.

I do not follow anything, this I pursue.

فَلا تَحرِمي نَفساً عَلَيكِ مَضيقَةً

فَلا تَحرِمي نَفساً عَلَيكِ مَضيقَةً

وَقَد كَرَبَت مِن شِدَّةِ الوَجدِ تَطلَعُ

وَقَد كَرَبَت مِن شِدَّةِ الوَجدِ تَطلَعُ

So do not deprive a soul in distress over you,

So do not deprive a soul constricted by ardent love,

and, from the intensity of longing, it has nearly departed.

It has suffered from the intensity of passion overflowing.

وَلَيسَ بِحُبٍّ غَيرِ حُبِّكِ لَذَّةً

وَلَيسَ بِحُبٍّ غَيرِ حُبِّكِ لَذَّةً

وَلَستُ بِشَخصٍ بَعدَ شَخصِكِ أَجزَعُ

وَلَستُ بِشَخصٍ بَعدَ شَخصِكِ أَجزَعُ

And there is no pleasure in any love but yours,

There is no joy in any love but yours,

nor do I grieve for anyone after you.

And I am no man after you that I would anguish.

وَلَيسَ خَليلي بِالمُرَجّى وِصالُهُ

وَلَيسَ خَليلي بِالمُرَجّى وِصالُهُ

وَلَيسَ لِسِرّي عِندَ غَيرِيَ مَوضِعُ

وَلَيسَ لِسِرّي عِندَ غَيرِيَ مَوضِعُ

Nor is union with my beloved to be hoped for,

My friend whose union I hoped for is not realized,

and my secret has no place with anyone but me.

And my secret has no place with anyone but me.