1. We embraced for a farewell in the evening
As the tears in her eyes rose in the east
١. تَعانقنَا لتوديعٍ عِشاءً
وقد شرِقَت بأَدمُعِها الحِدَاقُ
2. So the embrace kept getting tighter until
We doubted, was it an embrace or a noose?
٢. فما زال العِناقُ يضيقُ حَتَّى
تَشكَّكنا عناقٌ أم خِناقُ