1. حسبُ قلبي من الحزن

    أنّهُ ضيّعَ المنى

    It is sorrow enough for my heart

    That it has squandered its hopes.

  2. دائم النوح والشجى

    كاد يقضي من الضنى

    Unceasing in lamentation and sorrow,

    It nearly dies of wasting illness.

  3. ليته قرّ أو سكن

    أو شفاني من العنا

    If only it would rest or grow still,

    Or heal me of my suffering.

  4. أيها الراحلُ الظلوم

    كيف لي أن أودعك

    O cruel departing one,

    How can I bid you farewell?

  5. أنت خلّفت لي الهموم

    وأخذت المنى معك

    You have left me sorrows,

    And taken my hopes with you.

  6. قد برى جسمي السقيم

    رؤيتي ذرفَ أدمعك

    My ailing body has been worn away

    By seeing you shed your tears.

  7. عاذلي تلك أدمعي

    تغسل الذنب والنقم

    O you who reproach me, those are my tears:

    They wash away sin and retribution.

  8. أخمَدَت نار أضلعي

    فهي من أقدس النعم

    They have quenched the fire within my ribs,

    So they are among the holiest blessings.

  9. جنّ قلبي فما يعي

    فأنا نغمة الألم

    My heart has gone mad, so it cannot comprehend;

    And so I am the melody of pain.