1. My beloved has abandoned me now our life is nearly done
Though we intend to do good deeds, yet nothing we have won
١. خَليليَّ وَلّى العمرُ مِنّا وَلَم نَتُب
وَنَنوي فعالَ الصالِحات وَلَكِنّا
2. How long shall we build lofty homes, when our lives will come undone
Our lives decay and fall away, no home will we have won.
٢. فَحَتّى مَتى نَبني بُيوتاً مَشيدَةً
وَأَعمارُنا منّا تهدّ وَما تُبنى