عطية إن ذقت طعم الحمام

عطية إن ذقت طعم الحمام

فإن فراقك عندي أمر

فإن فراقك عندي أمر

Atiyya, if you have tasted death,

If I taste the flavor of pigeons

then parting from you is more bitter to me.

Then parting from you is unbearable

هوى كوكب منك بعد الطلوع

هوى كوكب منك بعد الطلوع

ذوى غصن منك بعد الثمر

ذوى غصن منك بعد الثمر

A star of yours fell after rising;

A planet has set for me after rising

a branch of yours withered after bearing fruit.

A branch has withered from you after fruiting

ولو لم تكن قمراً زاهراً

ولو لم تكن قمراً زاهراً

لما مت عند خسوف القمر

لما مت عند خسوف القمر

And had you not been a radiant moon,

Had you not been a shining moon

you would not have died at the moon’s eclipse.

I would not have died at the moon's eclipse