أَنْسَيْتُ بِالْكِتْمانِ سِرَّه

أَنْسَيْتُ بِالْكِتْمانِ سِرَّه

وأَمَتُّ بالهجرانِ ذِكْرَهْ

وأَمَتُّ بالهجرانِ ذِكْرَهْ

Through concealment I made his secret forgotten;

And through estrangement I put his memory to death.

وكأَنَّما تأْتي المَضَر

وكأَنَّما تأْتي المَضَر

رَةُ مِنْهُ لي مِنْها مَسَرَّهْ

رَةُ مِنْهُ لي مِنْها مَسَرَّهْ

And it is as though the harm that comes

From him brings me joy.

لَوْ قالَ لي مُتْ طاعَةً

لَوْ قالَ لي مُتْ طاعَةً

لأَطَعْتُهُ وقَبِلْتُ أَمْرَهْ

لأَطَعْتُهُ وقَبِلْتُ أَمْرَهْ

If he told me, 'Die in obedience,'

I would obey him and accept his command.