وعيشك ما تركتك عن ملال

وعيشك ما تركتك عن ملال

وصدٍّ أيها المولى الأمير

وصدٍّ أيها المولى الأمير

By your life, I did not leave you out of weariness

And your life, I left it not out of boredom

Or aversion, O lord and prince.

And parting, O Master and Prince

ولكن مذ الفت الحزن طبعا

ولكن مذ الفت الحزن طبعا

انفت مواطنا فيها سرور

انفت مواطنا فيها سرور

But since sorrow became second nature to me,

But since sorrow imprinted a nature

I have shunned places where there is joy.

Joy has deserted the places within