أَصبَحتُ في حَيرَةٍ وَهمِّ

أَصبَحتُ في حَيرَةٍ وَهمِّ

ما بين مصرٍ وَبين فهمي

ما بين مصرٍ وَبين فهمي

I have fallen into bewilderment and worry,

I am in confusion and worry,

Between Egypt and Fahmi.

Between Egypt and my understanding.

هذي تُنادي نِداءَ عانٍ

هذي تُنادي نِداءَ عانٍ

تَلافَ أَمرى وَداوِ سُقمى

تَلافَ أَمرى وَداوِ سُقمى

She cries out with a captive's cry:

This one calls out in distress,

Remedy my plight and heal my sickness.

Seeking respite from my condition and cure for my illness.

وَذاكَ يَرجو رجاءَ خلٍّ

وَذاكَ يَرجو رجاءَ خلٍّ

لهُ أيادٍ علىَّ تهمى

لهُ أيادٍ علىَّ تهمى

And he makes a dear friend's appeal,

While that one hopes for an empty hope,

Whose favors rain down upon me:

With harmful intentions towards me.

دعَها تُنادي بما تُنادي

دعَها تُنادي بما تُنادي

وَكُن عَلى خُطَّتي وَرَسمي

وَكُن عَلى خُطَّتي وَرَسمي

Let her call for whatever she calls for,

Let it call out whatever it calls out,

And keep to my plan and my way.

And be steadfast in my path and my way.

فَالسِلمُ دَرسٌ وقد عَلِما

فَالسِلمُ دَرسٌ وقد عَلِما

مَغبَّةَ السِلمِ كيف تحمي

مَغبَّةَ السِلمِ كيف تحمي

For peace is a lesson, and both have learned

For peace is a lesson, and I have learned

How the aftermath of peace burns.

The harms of peace, how it protects.

يا رَبِّ باِبنِ البَتولِ حُطنى

يا رَبِّ باِبنِ البَتولِ حُطنى

وَزِن مقامي وطهِّرِ اسمى

وَزِن مقامي وطهِّرِ اسمى

O Lord, by the Virgin's son, protect me,

O Lord, by the Virgin's son, give me strength

And weigh my standing and purify my name.

And weigh my status and purify my name.

فَإِنَّني إن بَرَرتُ خلّي

فَإِنَّني إن بَرَرتُ خلّي

عَقَقتُ لا شَكَّ خير أمِّ

عَقَقتُ لا شَكَّ خير أمِّ

For if I stay loyal to my friend,

For if I justify my emptiness,

I betray, without doubt, the best of mothers.

I have undoubtedly disobeyed the best of mothers.