إن كان ذنبي في الهوى

إن كان ذنبي في الهوى

أنى ندمتُ على جفاك

أنى ندمتُ على جفاك

If my sin in love

If my sin in passion is

is that I regretted your coldness,

That I regret your disdain,

فاللَّه يرحم عاشقا

فاللَّه يرحم عاشقا

باع الأحبّة واشتراك

باع الأحبّة واشتراك

then may God have mercy on a lover

Then God have mercy on a lover

who sold his loved ones and bought you.

Who sold his loved ones and bought you.

ولسوف تعرف بعدما

ولسوف تعرف بعدما

تسعى الليالي في نواك

تسعى الليالي في نواك

And surely you will know, after

And you will know after

the nights strive to bring about your separation,

The nights move through your essence,

أن ليس مثلى صادقٌ

أن ليس مثلى صادقٌ

وافٍ ولو بلغ السماك

وافٍ ولو بلغ السماك

that none is as true as I,

That there is none as true as I,

as faithful—even if he reached the star al-Simāk.

Loyal, even if it reaches the sky.