أحبّ بنيّتي ووددت أنّي

أحبّ بنيّتي ووددت أنّي

دفنت بنيّتي في قعر لحد

دفنت بنيّتي في قعر لحد

I love my little daughter, and I wish I had

I love my daughter and I wish that

Buried my little daughter at the bottom of a grave.

I had buried my daughter in the depths of a grave

وما بي دفنها غرضا ولكن

وما بي دفنها غرضا ولكن

مخافة أن تذوق الذل بعدي

مخافة أن تذوق الذل بعدي

And I do not seek her burial for its own sake, but

And I didn't bury her out of ill intent but

For fear she might taste humiliation after I am gone;

Out of fear that she would taste humiliation after me

مخافة أن تصير إلى لئيم

مخافة أن تصير إلى لئيم

فيشتم والدي ويسبّ جدّي

فيشتم والدي ويسبّ جدّي

For fear she might end up with a base man,

Out of fear that she would fall into the hands of a scoundrel

Who would then revile my father and curse my grandfather.

Who would insult my father and curse my grandfather

فليت الله اسعدها بموت

فليت الله اسعدها بموت

وإن كانت أعزّ الناس عندي

وإن كانت أعزّ الناس عندي

So, if only God would grant her happiness through death,

So I wish that God would make her happy with death

Though she is the dearest of all people to me,

Even though she is the dearest person to me

ويتبع ذاك في بأمّ صدق

ويتبع ذاك في بأمّ صدق

فتؤنس بنتها وأعيش وحدي

فتؤنس بنتها وأعيش وحدي

And follow that, for me, with a true-hearted mother,

And that her mother would follow

So she might keep her daughter company, while I live alone.

So she can find company with her daughter while I live alone