1. O prince of song, my soul ransoms you
From the vicissitudes of love and the injustice of passion

2. Your youth has withered until
You have become like a specter in dreams

3. And your powerful voice has become a weeping,
The melody laments and the tunes complain

4. Take my tears and scoff with them
Melted from the harshness of love and oblivion

5. Yearning for me kept you from meeting me
In the land of palm trees and sand dunes

6. Egypt called me, so I lost my sanity
And forgot my inspirer and leader

7. And neglected my duty when you frequented
Mecca among the most eminent flags

8. I am sincere in spirit and duty
So accept my greetings and peace