ولو أن ما بي بالحصا فتت الحصا

ولو أن ما بي بالحصا فتت الحصا

ولو أن مثلي بالحديد لذاب

ولو أن مثلي بالحديد لذاب

And if what afflicts me were in the pebbles, it would shatter the pebbles.

Were my patience pebbles, it would shatter the pebbles,

And if my like were in iron, it would melt.

Were my forbearance iron, it would melt,

ولو أن ما بي بالجبال لهدت

ولو أن ما بي بالجبال لهدت

ولو أن ما بي بالغراب لشاب

ولو أن ما بي بالغراب لشاب

And if what afflicts me were in the mountains, they would be brought down.

Were my agony mountains, they would crumble,

And if what afflicts me were in the raven, it would turn gray.

Were my torment a raven, it would turn grey,

ولو أن ما بالبخار لفجرت

ولو أن ما بالبخار لفجرت

ولو أن ما بي بالهلال لغاب

ولو أن ما بي بالهلال لغاب

And if what [afflicts me] were in steam, it would burst forth.

Were my grief steam, it would erupt,

And if what afflicts me were in the crescent moon, it would vanish.

Were my suffering a crescent moon, it would wane,

ولو أن ما بي بالحبيب لزارني

ولو أن ما بي بالحبيب لزارني

ولو أن ما بي بالرقيب لتاب

ولو أن ما بي بالرقيب لتاب

And if what afflicts me were in the beloved, he would visit me.

Were my beloved with me, he would visit me,

And if what afflicts me were in the watcher, he would repent.

Were my watcher near me, he would relent.