وَاللَهِ لَو تَدري بِما أَلقى

لَجَزِعتَ أَن تَتَجاوَزَ الحَقّا

By God, if you knew what I endure

You would be too upset to deny the truth

بي فَوقَ ما تَلقى بِواحِدِها

أُمٌّ تَراهُ لِجَنبِها مُلقى

I suffer more than words can convey

A mother who sees her child lying dead

تَبكي لِمَنهوشٍ تَنَيَّبَهُ

صِلٌّ فَما يُرجى وَلا يُرقى

Crying for one slain unjustly

A wailing that brings no hope or relief

فَاِرحَم شَقِيّاً في هَواكَ فَما

يَبغي وَإِن أَعتَقتَهُ عِتقا

So have mercy on a wretch in love with you

He seeks only freedom though you refuse to free him