تغيّرhave changed الناسُthe people ياO أمّيmy mother وضاقَand grew too narrow بِناfor us
تغيّر الناسُ يا أمّي وضاقَ بِنا
قلبٌa heart علىdespite ضيقِthe straits of دنياناour world رفدناهُwe sustained it
قلبٌ على ضيقِ دنيانا رفدناهُ
People have changed, Mother, and there is no longer room for us in
The people have changed, oh my mother, and it has become difficult for us
a heart we sustained despite the straits of our world.
A heart in the straitness of our world we have supplied to it
ماذاwhat تبدّلَhas changed ياO أمّاهMother فانقطعَتْso they ceased
ماذا تبدّلَ يا أمّاه فانقطعَتْ
أغلىmost precious الرسائلِthe messages منfrom قلبٍa heart وصلنَاهُwe connected with it
أغلى الرسائلِ من قلبٍ وصلنَاهُ
What has changed, Mother, to bring an end to
What has changed, oh mother, that the most precious messages
the most precious messages from a heart we had connected with?
From a heart we had connected to it were cut off
تغيّرhave changed النّاسُthe people ؟! أمor عنّاfrom ourselves يغرّبُناestranges us ؟!
تغيّر النّاسُ ؟! أم عنّا يغرّبُنا ؟!
شعورthe feeling قلبٍof a heart معَalong with الذكرىthe memory وأَدناهُwe buried it alive
شعور قلبٍ معَ الذكرى وأَدناهُ
Have people changed—or are we estranged from ourselves
Have the people changed?! Or does the feeling of strangeness in us make us feel estranged?!
by the feeling of a heart we buried alive along with memory?
The feeling of a heart along with memory we have brought it closer
Sol 6.1