ما أَخوَنَ الدُنيا الَّتي

ما أَخوَنَ الدُنيا الَّتي

واثَقتَها ما أَنقَضا

واثَقتَها ما أَنقَضا

How treacherous is the world with which

How fickle is this life that has deceived me

How treacherous is the world that

you made a pact—how it breaks its vows!

I put my trust in it, but it did not last

You trusted—how it violates its pacts!

لما قَضى اِبني نَحبَهُ

لما قَضى اِبني نَحبَهُ

ظَهري أَنقَضا

ظَهري أَنقَضا

When my son met his death,

When my son passed away, I grieved

When my son met his end,

my back creaked.

My back was broken

It broke my back.