فراق أخلائى الذين عهدتهم

فراق أخلائى الذين عهدتهم

يوكل قلبى بالهموم اللوازم

يوكل قلبى بالهموم اللوازم

Parting from my dear friends whom I have known

My friends whom I knew well are gone

consigns my heart to unrelenting worries.

And my heart is burdened with constant worries

وماذا أرجى من حياة تكدرت

وماذا أرجى من حياة تكدرت

ولو قد صفت كانت كاضغاث حالم

ولو قد صفت كانت كاضغاث حالم

And what can I hope for from a life grown clouded?

What can I hope for from a life gone bitter

And even had it cleared, it would have been like a dreamer's jumbled dreams.

Even if put in order it's like meaningless dreams