لِأَيِّكُمُ أَذكُرُ

لِأَيِّكُمُ أَذكُرُ

وَفي أَيِّكُم أَفكِرُ

وَفي أَيِّكُم أَفكِرُ

Which of you shall I remember?

For whom should I remember

And which of you shall I think about?

And in whom should I think

وَكَم لي عَلى بَلدَةٍ

وَكَم لي عَلى بَلدَةٍ

بُكاءٌ وَمُستَعبَرُ

بُكاءٌ وَمُستَعبَرُ

And over many a town I have

And how much do I have for a country

weeping and cause for tears.

Of weeping and being moved

فَفي حَلَبٍ عُدَّتي

فَفي حَلَبٍ عُدَّتي

وَعِزِّيَ وَالمَفخَرُ

وَعِزِّيَ وَالمَفخَرُ

For in Aleppo are my resources,

In Aleppo is my equipment

and my glory and my pride.

And my glory and pride

وَفي مَنبِجٍ مَن رِضا

وَفي مَنبِجٍ مَن رِضا

هُ أَنفَسُ ما أَذخَرُ

هُ أَنفَسُ ما أَذخَرُ

And in Manbij is one whose approval

And in Manbij is he whose consent

is the most precious thing I treasure;

Is the most precious thing I hoard

وَمَن حُبُّهُ زُلفَةٌ

وَمَن حُبُّهُ زُلفَةٌ

بِها يُكرَمُ المَحشَرُ

بِها يُكرَمُ المَحشَرُ

and one whose love brings nearness,

And the one whose love is an honor

through which the Resurrection gathering is honored.

With which the Gathering is honored

وَأَصبِيَةٌ كَالفِرا

وَأَصبِيَةٌ كَالفِرا

خِ أَكبَرُهُم أَصغَرُ

خِ أَكبَرُهُم أَصغَرُ

And little children, like chicks—

And young children like knights

even their eldest is still little;

The oldest of them is the youngest

وَقَومٌ أَلِفناهُمُ

وَقَومٌ أَلِفناهُمُ

وَغُصنُ الصِبا أَخضَرُ

وَغُصنُ الصِبا أَخضَرُ

and people we grew fond of

And a people we befriended

while youth's branch was green.

And the branch of youth still green

يُخَيَّلُ لي أَمرُهُم

يُخَيَّلُ لي أَمرُهُم

كَأَنَّهُمُ حُضَّرُ

كَأَنَّهُمُ حُضَّرُ

I picture how they are,

It seems to me their matter

as though they were present.

As if they are townspeople

فَحُزنِيَ لا يَنقَضي

فَحُزنِيَ لا يَنقَضي

وَدَمعِيَ ما يَفتُرُ

وَدَمعِيَ ما يَفتُرُ

So my grief does not end,

So my sorrow does not dissipate

and my tears never slacken.

Nor do my tears relent

وَما هَذِهِ أَدمُعي

وَما هَذِهِ أَدمُعي

وَلا ذا الَّذي أُضمِرُ

وَلا ذا الَّذي أُضمِرُ

And these are not my tears,

And what are these my tears

nor is this what I hold within;

And what is it that I conceal

وَلَكِن أُداري الدُمو

وَلَكِن أُداري الدُمو

عَ وَأَستُرُ ما أَستُرُ

عَ وَأَستُرُ ما أَستُرُ

but I restrain the tears,

Rather I disguise the tears

and conceal what I conceal,

And hide what I hide

مَخافَةَ قَولِ الوُشا

مَخافَةَ قَولِ الوُشا

ةِ مِثلُكَ لا يَصبِرُ

ةِ مِثلُكَ لا يَصبِرُ

for fear the slanderers will say,

Fearing the words of slanderers

'One like you cannot endure.'

Like you do not have patience

أَيا غَفلَتا كَيفَ لا

أَيا غَفلَتا كَيفَ لا

أُرَجّي الَّذي أَحذَرُ

أُرَجّي الَّذي أَحذَرُ

O my heedlessness! How can I not

Oh my oblivion how could I not

hope in the One whom I fear?

Hope for that which I fear

وَماذا القُنوطُ الَّذي

وَماذا القُنوطُ الَّذي

أَراهُ فَأَستَشعِرُ

أَراهُ فَأَستَشعِرُ

And what is this despair that

And what is this despair that

I see and take to heart?

I see so I am alerted

أَما مَن بَلاني بِهِ

أَما مَن بَلاني بِهِ

عَلى كَشفِهِ أَقدَرُ

عَلى كَشفِهِ أَقدَرُ

Is not the One who afflicted me with it

Is it not that he who afflicted me with it

better able to remove it?

I can reveal it

بَلى إِنَّ لي سَيِّداً

بَلى إِنَّ لي سَيِّداً

مَواهِبُهُ أَكثَرُ

مَواهِبُهُ أَكثَرُ

Yes—truly, I have a Lord

Yes indeed I have a Master

whose gifts are more abundant.

His gifts even more

وَإِنّي غَزيرُ الذُنوبِ

وَإِنّي غَزيرُ الذُنوبِ

وَإِحسانُهُ أَغزَرُ

وَإِحسانُهُ أَغزَرُ

And truly I have sins in abundance,

And I am plenty in sins

and His kindness is more abundant.

And his benevolence even greater

بِذَنبِيَ أَورَدتَني

بِذَنبِيَ أَورَدتَني

وَمِن فَضلِكَ المَصدَرُ

وَمِن فَضلِكَ المَصدَرُ

Because of my sin You led me in,

With my sin you made me fall

and from Your grace comes the way out.

And from your grace the source