1. يا فرحة جت غلط في

    النوم وما تمّت

    O joy that came by mistake in

    sleep, and was never fulfilled,

  2. من شي على عشقه

    أحشائي انضمّت

    from someone for love of whom

    my innards drew together!

  3. ويا ترى بالفراق

    من بعد ما شمت

    And I wonder, at parting,

    after I had glimpsed him,

  4. أرى الشميلات عليه

    أخَيّ قد التمّت

    do I see the little shawls upon him,

    my dear brother, already gathered together?