إِن تَرُم مجداً وَفَخرا
وَاِقتِداراً مُستَمِرّا
If you seek glory and pride
And power that's steady and wide
وَإِذا ما شِئتَ تَحيا
مُطلقَ الأَجنُحِ حُرّا
And if you wish your life to be
Free as a bird in liberty
فَوقَ أَطباقِ الأَثيرِ
جَنبَ أَبراجِ البدورِ
Above the ethereal spheres
Beside the lofty towers and piers
وَعَلى مَرأى الضَميرِ
إِبنِ لِلنَّفسِ مقرّا
And in the conscience's sight
Build your soul a home of light
إِتبَعيني يا فَتاتي
وَاِبخلي بِالعبراتِ
Follow me, my maiden fair
Be sparing of your tears and care
فَمراراً قَد بَكينا
تَحتَ أَقدامِ الحَياةِ
For oft have we wept before
Beneath the feet of life so sore
إِنَّ مِن دَمعِ العَذارى
مَلكُ الطهر اِستعارا
Of the virgins' tears, behold
The angel of purity took hold
فَحَرامٌ أَن يُوارى
في تُرابِ الكائِناتِ
So it's a sin that they should spill
In the dust of earthly ill
نَحنُ في عُمرِ الشَبابِ
نَحنُ في عَهدِ التَصابي
In the springtime of our youth
In the era of love and truth
وَأَرى آمالَ قَلبي
تَتَلاشى كَالضَبابِ
I see my heart's bright dreams
Vanish like the mist, it seems
إِتبَعيني إِتبَعيني
فَدُموعي وَجُفوني
Follow me, follow me
My tears and eyelids built tranquility's abode
شَيَّدَت قَصرَ السُكونِ
فَوقَ أَطباقِ السحابِ
Above the layers of cloud
Since the people saw my decay
مُذ رَأى الناسُ هُزالي
وَجُمودي المُتَوالي
And my stillness day by day
They laughed at me and said
ضَحِكوا مِنّي وَقالوا
هُوَ يَحيا في الخَيال
He lives his life in his head
If they but knew my song's intent
لَو دَروا مَعنى نَشيدي
لَرَأوني اِبنَ الخلودِ
They'd see me as eternity's child
And see the body of the world
وَرَأوا جِسمَ الوجودِ
يَتَمَشّى لِلزَوالِ
Walking toward decay and rot
Follow me, follow me
إِتبَعني إِتبَعني
فَدُموعي وَجُفوني
My tears and eyelids built tranquility's abode
Above the layers of cloud
شَيَّدَت قَصرَ السُكونِ
فَوقَ أَطباقِ السَحابِ
