1. Ask the dove about my sorrow
For he knows best my grief
١. سَلْ حَمَامَ الأَيْكِ عَنِّي
إِنَّهُ أَدْرَى بِحُزْنِي
2. We are alike in love
Each weeping for a branch
٢. نَحْنُ فِي الْحُبِّ سَوَاءٌ
كُلُّنَا يَبْكِي لِغُصْنِ
3. Except my torment is not
Like his torment for me
٣. غَيْرَ أَنَّ الْوَجْدَ مِنْهُ
لَيْسَ مِثْلَ الْوَجْدِ مِنِّي
4. I weep from passion
While he sings on the branch
٤. أَنَا أَبْكِي مِنْ غَرَامِي
وَهْو فِي الْغُصْنِ يُغَنِّي
5. He is stingy with tears
While mine fill my eyes
٥. وَهْوَ بِالدَّمْعِ بَخِيلٌ
وَدُمُوعِي مِلْءُ عَيْنِي
6. You are not like me in youth
So turn away, o bird, from me
٦. لَسْتَ فِي الصَّبْوَةِ مِثْلِي
فَانْصَرِفْ يَا طَيْرُ عَنِّي