1. I complained to my beloved of the sighs of my heart
When darkness falls, and he said: "We certainly..."
١. شَكَوتُ إِلى الحَبيبِ أَنينَ قَلبي
إِذا جَنَّ الظَلامُ فَقالَ إِنّا
2. So I said to him: "I think you're not pleased
With what I have endured for your sake." And he said: "We certainly..."
٢. فَقُلتُ لَهُ أَظُنُّكَ غَيرَ راضٍ
بِما كابَدتُ فيكَ فَقالَ إِنّا
3. So I said: "Would you be content if my heart
Bore the burdens of passion?" And he said: "We certainly..."
٣. فَقُلتُ أَتَرتَضي إِن ناءَ قَلبي
بِأَثقالِ الغَرامِ فَقالَ إِن نا
4. So I said: "Yet you are the masters of affairs
Over the people of passion." And he said: "We certainly..."
٤. فَقُلتُ فَإِنَّكُم لَوُلاةُ أَمرٍ
عَلى أَهلِ الغَرامِ فَقالَ إِنّا