ألا ليتَ شعري كيف أشكُرُ بعض ما

ألا ليتَ شعري كيف أشكُرُ بعض ما

تطوَّقتُ مِن مَنِّ الحَمَامِ الُمطَوَّقِ

تطوَّقتُ مِن مَنِّ الحَمَامِ الُمطَوَّقِ

Ah, would that I knew how to give thanks for some of what

Alas! How can I thank some of what

I have worn about my neck from the ring-necked dove's bounty.

I have been endowed with of the gifts of the dovelike dove

فَدَت مُهجَتي أيكاً عليه سقوطه

فَدَت مُهجَتي أيكاً عليه سقوطه

وفرخاً بَدَا من بيضه المتفلّقِ

وفرخاً بَدَا من بيضه المتفلّقِ

May my lifeblood ransom a grove where it alights,

My skull would be sacrificed for him as it fell on me

And a chick that appeared from its cracked eggs.

And a chick appeared from its cracked egg

لَسَاعدَ نَوحي نَوحَه حين مَلَّني

لَسَاعدَ نَوحي نَوحَه حين مَلَّني

خليلي وخلَّى صحبتي كلُّ مُشفِقِ

خليلي وخلَّى صحبتي كلُّ مُشفِقِ

Indeed, my lament joined its lament when I had wearied

My wailing accompanied his wailing when

My dear friend, and every compassionate soul forsook my company.

My friend wearied me and left me every sympathizer

كلانا سواءٌ في البكا غير أنني

كلانا سواءٌ في البكا غير أنني

بَكَيتُ لأشواقي ول يتشوقِ

بَكَيتُ لأشواقي ول يتشوقِ

We are alike in weeping, except that I

We are equal in crying except that I

Wept for my longings, while it did not yearn.

Cried for my longings while he does not yearn