1. خانَ عَهدي وَظَلَم

    جائِرٌ فيما حَكَم

    He broke faith with me and did me wrong,

    unjust in what he decreed.

  2. أَصدَقُ الناسِ بِلا

    أَكذَبُ الناسِ نَعَم

    The most truthful of people in saying 'no',

    the most untruthful of people in saying 'yes'.

  3. قُل لِمَن يَحلِفُ لي

    صادِقاً فيما زَعَم

    Tell the one who swears to me,

    truthful in what he claims,

  4. إِنَّهُ يَعشَقُني

    عاشِقٌ لي وَلَكُم

    that he is in love with me—

    in love with me and with you all—

  5. خَلِّ قَلبي هَكَذا

    لا تَزِد قَلبي هَم

    'Leave my heart as it is;

    do not add sorrow to my heart.'