لم تدعْ لِي نُوَبُ الأي

يامِ في الخَلْقِ خليلا

The days did not leave me a friend among people,

I am totally isolated and was never fickle,

أنا صِفْرٌ مِن أخلّا

ئي وما كنتُ مَلولا

So when will fate allow me, after being stingy,

A friend I was deprived of, separated for so long?

فمتى يسمح لِي الدّهْ

رُ وقد كان بخيلا

Destiny took him away from me, difficult and submissive,

And the land twisted him away from me, forcibly and unjustly.

بخليلٍ جُبتُ في تَحْ

صيلهِ البُعدَ الطَّويلا

So when can I replace him? I cannot find a substitute.

أَخَذَتْه مِنّيَ الأق

دارُ صَعْباً وذَلولا

وطَوَتْه عنِّيَ الأرْ

ضُ اِغتِصاباً وغُلولا

فمتى اِستبدلتُ عنه

لم أجدْ عنه بديلا