كُنتَ السَوادَ لِناظِري

كُنتَ السَوادَ لِناظِري

فَعَمي عَلَيكَ الناظِرُ

فَعَمي عَلَيكَ الناظِرُ

You were the black pupil of my eye;

You were the pupil of my eye;

And over you, the seeing eye went blind.

And my eye went blind with grief for you.

مَن شاءَ بَعدَكَ فَليَمُت

مَن شاءَ بَعدَكَ فَليَمُت

فَعَلَيكَ كُنتُ أُحاذِرُ

فَعَلَيكَ كُنتُ أُحاذِرُ

Whoever wishes may die after you;

Let whoever wishes die after you;

For you were the one I feared to lose.

For it was for you that I feared.