1. My hearing refused that my soul be in my body
So my heart was seized by the agony of sorrow
١. سَمعي أَبى أَن يَكونَ الرّوحُ في بَدَني
فَاِعتاضَ قَلبي مِنهُ لَوعَةَ الحزَنِ
2. I gave my soul to Gigi without remembering it
And I've never seen her, nor has she seen me
٢. أعطيت جيجانَ روحي عَن تَذَكُّرِها
هَذا وَلَم أَرَها يَوماً وَلَم تَرَني
3. So say to Gigi, O my comfort and my hope
Take good care of a soul that left its body
٣. فَقُل لِجيجانَ يا سولي وَيا أَمَلي
اِستَوصِ خَيراً بِروحٍ زالَ عَن بَدَنِ
4. As if I and her name and the pouring tears
Were a monk praying to an idol from my eyelids
٤. كَأَنَّني وَاِسمُها وَالدَّمعُ مُنسَكِبٌ
مِن مُقلَتي راهِبٌ صَلّى إِلى وَثَنِ