1. نسيتم ودادي فلم

    تزوروا ولم تسألوا

    You forgot my affection, so you did not

    visit, nor did you ask after me.

  2. وسيانَ عندي فلا

    أقولُ اهجروا وأوصلوا

    And both are the same to me, so I do not

    say, “Forsake me,” or “Keep in touch.”

  3. ومن كانَ بي جاهلاً

    فإني بهِ أجهلُ

    And whoever knows nothing of me—

    I know even less of him.