ولمّا رأيتُ الحُبَّ قد مدَّ جسره

ولمّا رأيتُ الحُبَّ قد مدَّ جسره

ونوديَ في العُشاق ويحَكُمُ فرُّوا

ونوديَ في العُشاق ويحَكُمُ فرُّوا

And when I saw that love had extended its bridge,

When I saw that love had built its bridge,

and a cry rang out among the lovers, "Woe to you! Flee!"

And lovers were called to cross while cowards fled,

تبادرتُ نحو الجسر كيما أجوزه

تبادرتُ نحو الجسر كيما أجوزه

فأدرَكَني الحرمانُ وانقطع الجِسرُ

فأدرَكَني الحرمانُ وانقطع الجِسرُ

I hastened toward the bridge so that I might cross it,

I hurried towards the bridge to cross it,

then deprivation overtook me, and the bridge broke.

But deprivation overtook me and the bridge collapsed.