مَنْ سَرَّهُ العِيدُ فَلا سَرَّني

مَنْ سَرَّهُ العِيدُ فَلا سَرَّني

بَلْ زَادَ فِي شَوْقي وَأَحْزَاني

بَلْ زَادَ فِي شَوْقي وَأَحْزَاني

If Eid has gladdened anyone, it has not gladdened me.

The festival gladdens others, not me

Rather, it has added to my longing and my sorrows,

It but increases my longing and sorrows

لِأَنَّهُ ذَكَّرَني مَا مَضى

لِأَنَّهُ ذَكَّرَني مَا مَضى

مِنْ عَهْدِ أَحْبَابي وَإِخْوَانِي

مِنْ عَهْدِ أَحْبَابي وَإِخْوَانِي

For it reminded me of what has gone by

For it reminds me of days gone by

From the days with my loved ones and my brothers.

Of my friends and brothers of yore