يَا وَلَدَيَّ اللَّذِيْنَ غَابَا

عَنِّي وَكَانَا ضِيَاءَ عَيْنِي

O my two sons who left me

And were the light of my eyes

قَعَدْت وَالحُزْنُ لِي أَلِيفٌ

فِي كُلِّ آنٍ وَكُلِّ أَيْنِ

I sat while grief became my friend

In every moment and every place

حَرْقَةُ ثُكْلٍ تذِيبُ قَلْباً

مَا حَالَ قَلْبِي بِحَرْقَتَيْنِ

The burning pain of loss melts a heart

What is the state of my heart with two burnings?

لَمْ يَبْقَ لِي فِي الحَيَاةِ يَوْمُ

أُسْلُوبُهُ غَيْرَ يَوْمِ بَيْنِي

I have no day left in life

Whose manner is other than the day between us