1. God knows that I am tight-lipped
I cannot express what I feel
١. اللَهُ يَعلَمُ أَنّي كَمدُ
لا أَستَطيعُ أَبُثُّ ما أَجِدُ
2. My soul harbors two souls
One claimed by a country, the other by a homeland
٢. نَفَسانُ لي نَفسٌ تَضَمَّنَها
بَلَدٌ وَأُخرى حازَها بَلَدُ
3. And I see staying does no good
Patience is futile, endurance fails
٣. وَأَرى المُقيمَةَ لَيسَ يَنفَعُها
صَبرٌ وَلَيسَ يُقيمُها جَلَدُ
4. And absence from my love is like her presence
She feels what I feel, though far away
٤. وَأَظُنُّ غائِبَتي كَشاهِدَتي
بِمَكانِها تَجِدُ الَّذي أَجِدُ