أقول له أما ترثي لخدي

أقول له أما ترثي لخدي

وتسمع في دموعي ما تقولُ

وتسمع في دموعي ما تقولُ

I say to him, “Will you not pity my cheek,

I say to him, do you not mourn for my cheek,

and hear in my tears what they say,

And hear in my tears what they say?

وتبصر ما جرى منه عليه

وتبصر ما جرى منه عليه

لأجلك قال ذا شرحٌ يطولُ

لأجلك قال ذا شرحٌ يطولُ

and see what has flowed from it upon it

And see what has come upon it because of you,

for your sake?” He said, “This explanation would take long.”

For your sake, this explanation is too long