1. Oh raven with faded feathers of separation,
You are worthy of the sorrows of parting.
١. أَلا يا غُرابَ البَينِ لَونُكَ شاحِبٌ
وَأَنتَ بِلَوعاتِ الفِراقِ جَديرُ
2. Tell us what you said when you alighted,
And what you said when you took flight,
٢. فَبَيِّن لَنا ما قُلتَ إِذ أَنتَ واقِعٌ
وَبَيِّن لَنا ما قُلتَ حينَ تَطيرُ
3. For if what you say be true, that your cares are many
And your wing hampered and broken,
٣. فَإِن يَكُ حَقّاً ما تَقولُ فَأَصبَحَت
هُمومُكَ شَتّى وَالجَناحُ كَسيرُ
4. And you still an outcast, without a protector,
As I have none to help against oppressors.
٤. وَلا زِلتَ مَطروداً عَديما لِناصِرٍ
كَما لَيسَ لي مِن ظالِمِيَّ نَصيرُ