قدْ ماتَ مني صديقٌ

قدْ ماتَ مني صديقٌ

سئمتُ منْ رفعِ صوتِهْ

سئمتُ منْ رفعِ صوتِهْ

A friend of mine has died;

A friend of mine has died;

I had grown weary of his raising his voice.

I had grown weary of him raising his voice.

لوْ كانَ يخلصُ ودِّي

لوْ كانَ يخلصُ ودِّي

ألِمْتُ ساعةَ موتِهْ

ألِمْتُ ساعةَ موتِهْ

Had he been true to my affection,

Had my affection been sincere,

I would have grieved at the hour of his death.

I would have grieved at the hour of his death.