طَلَبتُ المُستَقَرَّ بِكُلِّ أَرضٍ

طَلَبتُ المُستَقَرَّ بِكُلِّ أَرضٍ

فَلَم أَرَ لي بِأَرضٍ مُستَقَرّا

فَلَم أَرَ لي بِأَرضٍ مُستَقَرّا

I sought a resting place in every land,

I sought a home in every land

but found no resting place for me in any land.

But found no place to call my own

أَطَعتُ مَطامِعي فَاِستَعبَدَتني

أَطَعتُ مَطامِعي فَاِستَعبَدَتني

وَلَو أَنّي قَنِعتُ لَكُنتُ حُرّا

وَلَو أَنّي قَنِعتُ لَكُنتُ حُرّا

I obeyed my cravings, so they enslaved me;

I served ambitions and was enslaved

and had I been content, I would have been free.

Had I been satisfied I would be free