وقلت لفخري حين جئنا لبابه

نبلِّغه أشجاننا ونودّعُ

I said to my pride as we came to his door,

"Let us tell him of our sorrows and bid farewell."

لقد رَبطت منا القلوب بحبكم

حبائلُ حتى الموت لا تتقطع

For our hearts have been bound by the ties of your love -

Cords that not even death can sever.