1. Tell your beloved to turn away
From my bed at nightfall
١. قولي لطَيفِكِ يَنْثَني
عنْ مَضْجَعِي عندَ المَنامْ
2. At slumber, at sleep
At rest, at repose
٢. عند الرّقادْ عندَ الهُجُوعْ
عند الهُجُودْ عند الوَسَنْ
3. Maybe I'll sleep and quench
A fire blazing in my bones
٣. فعسى أَنَامُ فَتَنْطَفِي
نارٌ تأَجّجُ في العِظَامْ
4. In my heart, in my ribs
In my liver, in my body
٤. في الفُؤادْ في الضُّلوعْ
في الكُبودْ في البَدَنْ
5. A body tossed by palms
On a bed of sickness
٥. جَسَدٌ تُقَلِّبُهُ الأَكُف
على فِراش مِنْ سَقامْ
6. Of yearning, of tears
Of fuel, of sorrow
٦. مِنْ قَتَادْ مِنْ دُموعْ
مِنْ وُقُودْ مِنْ حَزَنْ
7. As for me, as you know
Is there any permanence to our union?
٧. أَمّا أَنَا فكَما عَلِمْ
تِ فهلْ لِوَصْلِكِ مِنْ دَوامْ
8. Any return, any revisiting
Any presence, any price
٨. مِنْ مَعَادْ مِنْ رُجوعْ
مِنْ وُجودْ مِنْ ثَمَنْ