ليتَ مَن يَسألُ جيرانَ النّقَا

هَل لنَا بعد افتراقٍ مُلْتَقَى

I wish someone would ask the neighbors of separation

Will we reunite after this parting?

عانَنَا الدّهرُ فأضحَى شملُنا

بَعدَ ما كان جَميعاً فرقَا

Time has tormented us, so our unity is lost

After it had been complete, scattered it was

وَهيَ الأيّامُ من عَادَاتِهَا

رَدّ صَفوِ العيشِ طرْقاً رَنَقَا

Such are the ways of days

It turned the comfort of living into misery

كُلّ شَيءٍ غيّرتْ منّي النّوى

بَعدكُم إلاّ الجَوَى والحُرقَا

It changed everything in me but ardor and torment

After you all left

خَان فيكُم حُسنُ صَبرِي وَوفَى

لكُمُ الدّمعُ فآلى لا رَقَا

My patience was treacherous, but my tears were loyal

Weeping endlessly for you

لَيتَ مَن يغبِطُ أبناءَ الهوَى

ذاقَ ما يَلقَوْنَ فيهِ من شَقَا

I wish those who envy the children of passion

Would taste the misery they endure