يَاقَلبُO heart وَيحكَalas for you لاdo not تَذهَبgo away بِكَwith you الخُرُقُfolly
يَاقَلبُ وَيحكَ لا تَذهَب بِكَ الخُرُقُ
إِنَّindeed الأُلَىthose who كُنتَyou used to تَهوَاهُمlove them قَدalready انطَلَقُواthey departed
إِنَّ الأُلَى كُنتَ تَهوَاهُم قَد انطَلَقُوا
O heart, alas for you! Do not let folly carry you away.
O my heart, do not be carried away by passion
Indeed, those you used to love have departed.
Indeed, those you once loved have now departed
ماwhat بالُهُمis the matter with them لَمdid not يُبَالُواthey care إِذwhen هَجَرتَهُمُyou forsook them
ما بالُهُم لَم يُبَالُوا إِذ هَجَرتَهُمُ
وأَنتَand you مِنfrom هَجرهمparting with them قدindeed كِدتَyou nearly تَحتَرقُyou burn
وأَنتَ مِن هَجرهم قد كِدتَ تَحتَرقُ
Why did they not care when you forsook them,
Why do they not care, when they have abandoned you
while you nearly burned from parting with them?
While you from their abandonment have nearly burnt
قدindeed كنتُI was أشفقُI fear مماfrom what قدalready فجعتُI was stricken with grief بهby it
قد كنتُ أشفقُ مما قد فجعتُ به
إنif كانَwas يَدفعُwards off عنfrom ذيone possessed of اللوعةِburning anguish الشَّفقُfear
إن كانَ يَدفعُ عن ذي اللوعةِ الشَّفقُ
I had feared what has stricken me with grief,
I was heartbroken by what had aggrieved me
if fear can shield one burning with anguish.
If only sympathy could relieve a grieving heart