ما إِن تَأَوَّهتَ في شَيءٍ رُزِئتَ بِهِ

ما إِن تَأَوَّهتَ في شَيءٍ رُزِئتَ بِهِ

كَما تَأَوَّهتَ لِلأَطفالِ في الصِّغَرِ

كَما تَأَوَّهتَ لِلأَطفالِ في الصِّغَرِ

Never have you sighed over any loss you suffered

You have not sighed over any calamity that befell you,

As you sighed for the children in their tender years.

As you have sighed for the little ones in their youth;

قَد ماتَ والِدُهُم مِن كانَ يَكفُلُهُم

قَد ماتَ والِدُهُم مِن كانَ يَكفُلُهُم

في النائِباتِ وَفي الأَسفارِ وَالحَضَرِ

في النائِباتِ وَفي الأَسفارِ وَالحَضَرِ

Their father has died—the one who used to provide for them

Their father has died, the one who used to provide for them

In calamities, on journeys, and at home.

In times of adversity, in travel, and while at home.