يا سادَتي هذِهِ نَفسي تُوَدِّعُكُم

يا سادَتي هذِهِ نَفسي تُوَدِّعُكُم

إِذ كانَ لا الصَبرُ يُسليها وَلا الجَزعُ

إِذ كانَ لا الصَبرُ يُسليها وَلا الجَزعُ

O my lords, this is my soul bidding you farewell,

My lords, this soul of mine bids you farewell

Since neither patience nor anguish consoled it.

As neither patience comforts it, nor grief avails

قَد كُنتُ أَطمَعُ في رَوحِ الحَياةِ لَها

قَد كُنتُ أَطمَعُ في رَوحِ الحَياةِ لَها

فَالآنَ إِذ بِنتُمُ لَم يَبقَ لي طَمَعُ

فَالآنَ إِذ بِنتُمُ لَم يَبقَ لي طَمَعُ

I had hoped that life would bring it solace;

I had hoped for the spirit of life to linger in it

So now that you have departed, no hope remains for me.

But now that you are gone, I have no more hope

لا عَذَّبَ اللَهُ روحي بِالبَقاءِ فَما

لا عَذَّبَ اللَهُ روحي بِالبَقاءِ فَما

أَظُنُّني بَعدَكُم بِالعَيشِ أَنتَفِعُ

أَظُنُّني بَعدَكُم بِالعَيشِ أَنتَفِعُ

May God not torment my soul with continued life, for I do not

May God not torment my soul with remaining

think I shall benefit from life after you.

For without you, I think life no more profitable