يا طرفُ أنجدْ بالدّموعِ

يا طرفُ أنجدْ بالدّموعِ

فأنتَ جالبُ محنتي

فأنتَ جالبُ محنتي

O eye, come to my aid with tears,

O eyes that shed tears in Anjad,

For you are the bringer of my affliction.

You are the cause of my woes.

واصبرْ على فقد المنامِ

واصبرْ على فقد المنامِ

فأنتَ أصلُ بليّتِي

فأنتَ أصلُ بليّتِي

And endure the loss of sleep,

Be patient in losing sleep,

For you are the root of my calamity.

You are the root of my affliction.

ولقد نصحتُك لو سَمِعْتَ

ولقد نصحتُك لو سَمِعْتَ

ولو قبلتَ نصيحتي

ولو قبلتَ نصيحتي

And indeed I advised you—if only you had listened,

I advised you, had you but heeded,

And if only you had accepted my advice—

Had you but accepted my counsel,

أنّ اللّواحظَ رُبّما

أنّ اللّواحظَ رُبّما

قتلتْ بأوّلِ نظْرةِ

قتلتْ بأوّلِ نظْرةِ

That glancing eyes may sometimes

That glances can sometimes

Kill with the very first glance.

Kill at first sight.

خالَفْتَني وعَصَيْتني

خالَفْتَني وعَصَيْتني

وفَعلْت فَعْلَتَكَ الّتي

وفَعلْت فَعْلَتَكَ الّتي

You defied me and disobeyed me,

You opposed me and disobeyed me

And did that deed of yours which...

And did as you pleased.