أَلا لَيتَنا نَحيا جِميعاً بِبَلدَةٍ

وَتَبلَى عِظَامِى حَيثُ تَبلَى عِظامُها

Alas! if only we could live united in one place,

And let my bones decay where her bones decay,

نَكونُ كَما كانَ المُحِبُّونَ قَبلَنا

إِذا ماتَ مَوتاها تَعارَفَ هامُها

We could be as past lovers were before us,

Separated in death, to be joined in their sorrow.