علا مني إليك الشوق حتى

تخوفني ويأخذ بت بتّا

My longing for you has risen

Frightening me, taking me piece by piece

يجاريني يباريني يراعي

ويزرعني ويحصد فتَّ فتّا

It races me, rivals me, tends me

And sows me and reaps me bit by bit