1. سألوا الرياحْ

    إِنْ التقوا أحباب قلبي

    They asked the winds

    Whether they had met my heart's beloveds.

  2. ودمعي جراحْ

    تجردْ على خدِّي ونهدي

    And my tears are wounds

    Laid bare upon my cheek and breast.

  3. لو صبت جناحْ

    قلبي يصبرْ مِنْ شدةِ تعبي

    If I found a wing,

    My heart would endure my intense weariness.

  4. لاصبرَ لي

    كيف الصبر والجسم ناحل

    I have no patience.

    How can there be patience when the body is wasted?

  5. يا سيدي يحقْ لي

    نبكي على بعد الحبايبْ

    O my lord, it is my right

    To weep over my beloveds' absence.

  6. يا سيدي هُم سادتي

    وأنا إِليهم مفتقرْ

    O my lord, they are my masters,

    And I am in need of them.

  7. يا سيدي من وحشتي

    بَدَّلتْ نومي بالسهر

    O my lord, because of my loneliness,

    I have exchanged my sleep for wakefulness.

  8. يا سيدي من فرقتي

    نبكي على بعد الحبايب

    O my lord, because of my separation,

    I weep over my beloveds' absence.

  9. لا صبرَ لي

    كيف الصبر والجسم ناحلْ

    I have no patience.

    How can there be patience when the body is wasted?

  10. يا سيدي يحق لي

    نبكي على بعدِ الحبايب

    O my lord, it is my right

    To weep over my beloveds' absence.