1. يا قاطِعاً حَبلَ وُدّي

    وَواصِلاً حَبلَ صَدّي

    O you who sever the cord of my love,

    And join the cord of shunning me,

  2. وَسالِياً لَيسَ يَدري

    بِطولِ بَثّي وَوَجدي

    And, forgetful of love, know nothing

    Of my long anguish and yearning:

  3. لَو كانَ عِندَكَ مِنّي

    مِثلُ الَّذي مِنكَ عِندي

    If you felt for me

    What I feel for you,

  4. لَبِتَّ بَعدِيَ مِثلي

    وَبِتُّ مِثلَكَ بَعدي

    You would pass the night in my absence as I do,

    And I would pass the night as you do in my absence.