إِلى اللَهِ أَشكو لا إِلى الناسِ أَشتَكي

إِلى اللَهِ أَشكو لا إِلى الناسِ أَشتَكي

أَرى الأَرضَ تَبقى وَالأَخِلّاء تَذهَبُ

أَرى الأَرضَ تَبقى وَالأَخِلّاء تَذهَبُ

To God I complain; I do not complain to people.

I complain to Allah, not to people

To God I complain, and not to men do I complain;

I see the earth endure while dear friends depart.

I see the land remains while friends go away

For I see the earth endure, while beloved friends depart.

أَخِلّايَ لَو غَيرَ الحِمامِ أَصابَكُم

أَخِلّايَ لَو غَيرَ الحِمامِ أَصابَكُم

عَتِبتُ وَلَكِن ما عَلى المَوتِ مُعتَبُ

عَتِبتُ وَلَكِن ما عَلى المَوتِ مُعتَبُ

My dear friends, had anything other than death befallen you,

If other than death had taken you, my friends

O my friends, had it been other than death that struck you,

I would have reproached it, but no reproach can be laid upon death.

I would complain, but one does not blame death

I would have reproached, but against death there is no reproach.