1. I will never forget the night when I descended upon its plains,
My heart was beating rapidly and my eyes were tearful,
١. لا أَنسَ لَيلةَ إِذ نزلتُ بسوحها
وَالقلبُ يَخفقُ والنواظر تدمعُ
2. My soul was submerged in deep overwhelming sorrow,
And my heart was distracted by grief in which I lamented,
٢. وَالنفسُ في غَمراتِ حزنٍ فادحٍ
وَلهى الفؤادِ كئيبةً أتفجّعُ
3. Banished after my father was killed,
I had no shelter and could not find rest.
٣. مَطرودةً مِن بعدِ قَتلِ أبوّتي
ما إِن أُجارُ ولم يسعني المضجعُ