1. وصوت لبني الأحرا

    رِ أهل السيرةِ الحُسنى

    And a song for the sons of the freeborn,

    those of virtuous conduct,

  2. شجي يأكل الأوتا

    ر حتى كلها يفنى

    plaintive, it devours the strings,

    until they all perish.

  3. فما أدري اليد اليسرى

    به أشقى أم اليمنى

    So I do not know whether the left hand

    suffers more from it, or the right.

  4. وما أفهم ما يعني

    مغنينا إذا غنى

    And I do not understand what he means—

    our singer, when he sings—

  5. سوى أني من حبي

    له أستحسن المعنى

    except that, out of my love

    for him, I find the meaning beautiful.