مَرِضنا فَما عادَنا عائِدُ

مَرِضنا فَما عادَنا عائِدُ

وَلا قيلَ أَينَ الفَتى الأَلمَعي

وَلا قيلَ أَينَ الفَتى الأَلمَعي

We fell ill, but no visitor came to see us.

We fell ill, so we did not return

Nor was it asked, "Where is the brilliant young man?"

Nor was it said, where is the brilliant youth?

وَلا حَنَّ طِرسٌ إِلى كاتِبٍ

وَلا حَنَّ طِرسٌ إِلى كاتِبٍ

وَلا خَفَّ لَفظٌ عَلى مِسمَعِ

وَلا خَفَّ لَفظٌ عَلى مِسمَعِ

Nor did a page yearn for a writer.

Nor did a messenger long for a writer

Nor did a word fall lightly upon an ear.

Nor did a word softly fall on a hearing

سَكَتنا فَعَزَّ عَلَينا السُكوتُ

سَكَتنا فَعَزَّ عَلَينا السُكوتُ

وَهانَ الكَلامُ عَلى المُدَّعي

وَهانَ الكَلامُ عَلى المُدَّعي

We fell silent, and silence was hard for us.

We were silent, so silence became hard for us

And speech came easily to the pretender.

And speech became cheap for the claimant

فَيا دَولَةً آذَنَت بِالزَوالِ

فَيا دَولَةً آذَنَت بِالزَوالِ

رَجَعنا لِعَهدِ الهَوى فَاِرجِعي

رَجَعنا لِعَهدِ الهَوى فَاِرجِعي

So, O reign that has heralded its decline,

So O state that signals decline

We have returned to the days of love; so return.

We returned to the era of love, so return

وَلا تَحسَبينا سَلَونا النَسيبَ

وَلا تَحسَبينا سَلَونا النَسيبَ

وَبَينَ الضُلوعِ فُؤادٌ يَعي

وَبَينَ الضُلوعِ فُؤادٌ يَعي

And do not think we have forgotten love verse,

And do not think we forgot the beloved

While between the ribs is a heart that understands.

While within the ribs lies a heart that knows