لَعَمري يَقَد صاحَ الغُرابُ بِبَينِهِم

لَعَمري يَقَد صاحَ الغُرابُ بِبَينِهِم

فَأَوجَعَ قَلبي بِالحَديثِ الَّذي يُبدي

فَأَوجَعَ قَلبي بِالحَديثِ الَّذي يُبدي

By my life, the raven truly croaked of their parting,

By my life, the raven has indeed cried of their parting,

and my heart pained me with the tidings he disclosed.

and pained my heart with the tidings it reveals.

فَقُلتُ لَهُ أَفصَحتَ لا طِرتَ بَعدَها

فَقُلتُ لَهُ أَفصَحتَ لا طِرتَ بَعدَها

بِريشٍ فَهَل لِلبَينِ وَيحَكَ مِن رَدِّ

بِريشٍ فَهَل لِلبَينِ وَيحَكَ مِن رَدِّ

So I said to him, “You have spoken plainly—may you never again fly

So I said to it, “You have spoken plainly—may you never fly again

on feathered wings! Can parting—woe to you—ever be turned back?”

with feathers! Then is there, woe to you, any undoing of parting?”