تغنَّى العودُ فاشتَقنا

تغنَّى العودُ فاشتَقنا

إِلى الأحباب إذ غَنَّى

إِلى الأحباب إذ غَنَّى

The lute sang, and we yearned

The lute sang, and we yearned

for our beloved ones when it sang.

for loved ones when it sang.

وكُنّا حيثُما كانوا

وكُنّا حيثُما كانوا

وكانوا حيثما كُنَا

وكانوا حيثما كُنَا

We were wherever they were,

We were wherever they were,

and they were wherever we were.

and they were wherever we were.