رُبَّ هامَةٍ تَبكي عَلَيكَ كَريمَةٍ

رُبَّ هامَةٍ تَبكي عَلَيكَ كَريمَةٍ

بِالوُدِّ أَو بِمَجامِعِ الأَضجانِ

بِالوُدِّ أَو بِمَجامِعِ الأَضجانِ

Many a noble head weeps over you,

Many a noble dove in love or bondage weeps,

Out of affection, or with accumulated grudges.

Matching my great toil with her plaintive cheeps;

وَأَخٍ يُوازِنُ ما جَنَيتُ بِقُوَّةٍ

وَأَخٍ يُوازِنُ ما جَنَيتُ بِقُوَّةٍ

وَإِذا غَوَيتُ الغَيَّ لا يَلحاني

وَإِذا غَوَيتُ الغَيَّ لا يَلحاني

And a brother who counters my misdeeds with strength,

A brother balancing my merit well

And when I stray into error, he does not reproach me.

When mad I wander, claims me not from hell.