يا نعمة ولت ولا يرجى لها

عود ولكن ذكرها يضنيني

O bliss that has passed and will not return

Though the memory of you still makes me yearn

يا ليتني لما أضعتك مرغما

ضيعت معك تذكري وحنيني

If only when I was forced to let you go

I'd let my memories and longing also forgo