1. You are my question, though you're miserly with my question,
And my hope, though you've cut off my hope,
١. أَنتَ سُؤلي وَإِن بَخِلتَ بِسُؤلي
وَرَجائي وَإِن قَطَعتَ رَجائي
2. And my life, though you've deliberately sought my death,
And my bliss, though you've aimed for my misery,
٢. وَحَياتي وَإِن تَعَمَّدتَ قَتلي
وَنَعيمي وَإِن قَصَدتَ شَقائي
3. My death wish, my beloved, my fate, my master,
The owner of my bondage, my lord,
٣. مُنيَتي بُغيَتي حَبيبي نَصيبي
مالِكُ الرِقِّ سَيَّدي مَولائي
4. If only I had fulfilled my fate of demise, so you could
Live on after me, enjoying survival
٤. لَيتَ أَنّي قَضَيتُ نَحبي وَأَن تُص
بِحَ بَعدي مُمَتَّعاً بِالبَقاءِ