ألؤلؤُ قَدْ ظلمْتَ الناسَ لكنْ

ألؤلؤُ قَدْ ظلمْتَ الناسَ لكنْ

بقدْرِ طلوعِكَ اتفقَ النزولُ

بقدْرِ طلوعِكَ اتفقَ النزولُ

O Lu’lu’ (pearl), you have wronged the people, yet

Pearls, you have wronged people, but

your fall was in proportion to your rise.

As much as you rise, so you must also set

كبرْتَ فكنتَ في تاجٍ فلمَّا

كبرْتَ فكنتَ في تاجٍ فلمَّا

صغرْتَ سُحقْتَ سنَةَ كلِّ لولو

صغرْتَ سُحقْتَ سنَةَ كلِّ لولو

You grew large and so were in a crown; then, when

You became great and sat in a crown, but when

you grew small, you were crushed—the customary fate of every pearl.

You became small, you were crushed each year