جوع وعري وحفا

جوع وعري وحفا

وماء وجه قد عفا

وماء وجه قد عفا

Hunger, nakedness, and bare feet—

Hunger, nakedness, and bare feet,

Hunger, nakedness, and dust

and the dignity of the face has faded away.

And the face’s dignity has faded away.

And a face whose water has dried

وليس للأنفس إن

وليس للأنفس إن

تخبر عما قد خفا

تخبر عما قد خفا

Nor may souls

And it is not for souls to

Souls cannot reveal

tell of what has been concealed.

Tell of what has been hidden.

What has been concealed

قد كنت أبكي طرباً

قد كنت أبكي طرباً

فصرت أبكي أسفا

فصرت أبكي أسفا

Once I wept from ecstasy;

Once I used to weep with rapture,

I used to cry out of joy

now I have come to weep from sorrow.

So now I weep in sorrow.

Now I cry out of sorrow