1. My soul yearns for the crescent moon rising
It had barely settled in the horizon before it set
١. لَهْفَ نَفسي لِهلالٍ طالعٍ
ما استَوى في أُفْقِهِ حتَّى غَرَبْ
2. If it could see what has befallen me after its departure
The worries that have overwhelmed me and the sorrows
٢. لو رأَى ما حلَّ بي مِن بعدِهِ
مِن هُمومٍ غَشِيَتْني وكُرَبْ
3. It would weep for me beneath the soil's layers
And the dead one weeping for the living is a wonder
٣. لَبَكَى لي تحتَ أطباقِ الثَّرى
وبكاءُ الميْتِ للحيِّ عَجَبْ
4. I am dead like it but it
Rests in peace while my death is in torment
٤. أنا ميْتٌ مِثلُه لكنَّهُ
مستريحٌ ومماتي في تَعَبْ