1. يا مَن تَوَلَّهُ بِالحَبيـ

    ـبِ هُناكَ قَد رَجَعَ الحَبيبُ

    O you who are enamored of the belov-

    -ed there, the beloved has returned.

  2. لَقَد اِنتَظَرتُ إِيابَهُ

    شَوقاً فَها هُوَذا يَؤوبُ

    Indeed, I awaited his return,

    Longingly—so here he is, returning.

  3. في جَيبِهِ لُعبُ الهَوى

    يَلهو بِها الصَبُّ اللَعوبُ

    In his pocket are love's playthings;

    The playful lover amuses himself with them.

  4. لَكَ في حَقيبَتِهِ نَصيبٌ

    فاخِرٌ بِئسَ النَصيبُ

    For you in his suitcase is a share,

    A splendid one—what a wretched share!

  5. فَلنَنتَظِر غَداً الكَرا

    سي ساكِتاً وَغَداً قَريبُ

    So let us await tomorrow the chai-

    -rs, in silence; and tomorrow is near.

  6. يا شَعبُ يا مِسكينُ لَم

    تُنكَب بِنَكبَتِكَ الشُعوبُ

    O people, O hapless people, never

    Have other peoples suffered a calamity like yours.

  7. قَلَّدتَ أَمرُكَ مَن بِهِم

    لا يَرجِعُ الحَقُّ الغَصيبُ

    You entrusted your affairs to those through whom

    The usurped right will not be restored.

  8. لَهفي عَلَيكَ أَلا تَرى

    يا شَعبُ حَولَكَ ما يُريب

    Alas for you! Do you not see,

    O people, what around you arouses suspicion?