1. I saw you passing by, no greeting bestowed,
As though ruins you trod, no kindred yet owed.
١. رَأَيتُكَ قَد عَبَرتَ وَلَم تُسَلِّم
كَأَنَّكَ قَد عَبَرتَ عَلى خَرابَه
2. My loyalty to you was steadfast and true,
Yet you passed as a stranger, no longer knew.
٢. وَكُنتُ كَسورَةِ الإِخلاصِ لَمّا
عَبرتَ وَكُنتَ أَنتَ كَذي جَنابَه
3. How could you forget, my friend, our love so dear?
A bond I thought firm, which others held near.
٣. فَكَيفَ نَسَيتَ يامَولايَ وُدّاً
عَهِدتُ الناسَ تَحسَبَهُ قَرابَه