جَرَّعَتني الوَيلاتُ مُرَّ سُقامي

مُهْجَتي حَرّى والعيونُ دَوامي

Bitter miseries made me drink the cup of woe,

My passions were inflamed and my eyes overflow,

أقْفَرَتْ مِنْ رغْد الحياةِ دياري

ومقاديري قَدْ سَقَتني أُوامِي

My home was made desolate of life's joys,

And the fates gave me only grief to know,

كهشيمٍ تحطّمتْ أمنياتي

هجَرتني ما نلتُ يوماً مرامي

My hopes were shattered into worthless chaff,

My dreams betrayed me and all came to naught,

حَقَنتْني الأيّام مَصْلَ شَقاءٍ

خيبتي ألقتني بحضن اضْطِرامي

Fate filled my days with sorrow's bitter draught,

Disappointment clasped me in her arms distraught,

شيّعتني النَّكْبَاءُ ذاتَ رصيفٍ

عندما قادَتِ النُّحوسُ زِمامي

Misfortunes walked with me down loneliness

When fate held my reins and my life besought,

ذا سَعيري أقامَ بي وابتداني

وعلى نعشٍ منْهُ كانَ خِتامي

My ruin dwelt with me and laid me waste,

My end was sealed upon my coffin wrought,

إنني ميْتٌ لن يطولَ عزائي

لا بواكي غير الثَّرى لحِمامي

For I am dead, my mourning will not last,

None shall lament me save the earth I sought,

آهتي شاهِدي وحُزني قريني

تُربتي غُربتي وقبري ظَلامي

My sighs and sorrow shall keep me company,

My exile, my tomb, my darkness anguish-fraught.