أَرَانِي كُلَّما ذُكِّرتُ أَنْسَى

أَرَانِي كُلَّما ذُكِّرتُ أَنْسَى

فَهَلْ مِنْ وَحْشَتِي أَعْتَاض أُنْسا

فَهَلْ مِنْ وَحْشَتِي أَعْتَاض أُنْسا

I see myself forgetting whenever I am reminded.

Whenever I'm reminded, I forget

Can I then exchange my loneliness for companionship?

So is there any consolation for my loneliness?

وَقالوا مَا لِمِثْلِكَ ظَلَّ يَأْسَى

وَقالوا مَا لِمِثْلِكَ ظَلَّ يَأْسَى

فَقُلتُ عَلَى رَجاءٍ عَادَ يَأسَى

فَقُلتُ عَلَى رَجاءٍ عَادَ يَأسَى

And they said, “Why does one like you keep grieving?”

They say, why does someone like you live in despair?

So I said, “Over a hope that turned to despair.”

I say, my hope has turned into despair.