وَما طِبتُ نَفساً عَنكِ لَمّا هَجَرتِني

وَما طِبتُ نَفساً عَنكِ لَمّا هَجَرتِني

وَلَيسَ سُكوتي عَن سُلُوٍّ وَلا صَبرِ

وَلَيسَ سُكوتي عَن سُلُوٍّ وَلا صَبرِ

And I did not willingly give you up when you forsook me;

My soul found no rest away from you after you abandoned me,

Nor does my silence come from forgetting you or patience.

My silence was not out of patience or tranquility,

وَلَكِن سَخَت نَفسي بِنَفسي لِتَبلُغي

وَلَكِن سَخَت نَفسي بِنَفسي لِتَبلُغي

رِضاكِ بِقَتلي إِن عَزَمتِ عَلى الهَجرِ

رِضاكِ بِقَتلي إِن عَزَمتِ عَلى الهَجرِ

But my soul freely offered up my life, so that you might attain

But I hardened my soul against itself so you may find contentment

Your satisfaction by killing me, if you are resolved to forsake me.

In killing me, if you are determined to abandon me,

وَأَيقَنتُ أَنّي إِن تَكَلَّمتُ ضَرَّني

وَأَيقَنتُ أَنّي إِن تَكَلَّمتُ ضَرَّني

كَلامي فَآثَرتُ السُكوتَ عَلى الخُسرِ

كَلامي فَآثَرتُ السُكوتَ عَلى الخُسرِ

And I knew for certain that, if I spoke, I would be harmed

And I knew that if I spoke it would hurt me,

By my words; so I chose silence over loss.

So I chose silence over loss