هَذا كِتابي وَهُوَ يُط

هَذا كِتابي وَهُوَ يُط

لِعُكُم عَلى حالي وَضَرّي

لِعُكُم عَلى حالي وَضَرّي

This is my letter, and it informs

This is my book, and it lets

you of my condition and suffering.

you know my state and my plight.

فَتَأَمَّلوا فيهِ تَرَوا

فَتَأَمَّلوا فيهِ تَرَوا

أَثَرَ الدُموعِ بِكُلِّ سَطرِ

أَثَرَ الدُموعِ بِكُلِّ سَطرِ

So look closely at it, and you will see

So look into it, and you will see

the trace of tears in every line.

the trace of tears in every line.

ماءٌ تَدَفَّقَ مِن جُفو

ماءٌ تَدَفَّقَ مِن جُفو

ني فَهوَ مِن نارٍ بِصَدري

ني فَهوَ مِن نارٍ بِصَدري

Water gushed forth from my

Water that flowed from my aridity

eyelids, for it comes from a fire in my breast.

is from a fire within my chest.

كَالعودِ يوقَدُ بَعضُهُ

كَالعودِ يوقَدُ بَعضُهُ

وَالبَعضُ مِنهُ الماءُ يَجري

وَالبَعضُ مِنهُ الماءُ يَجري

Like a stick of wood: one part is kindled,

Like a stick, some of it kindled

and from the other part water flows.

while from some of it, water flows.