طَويتُ مَحموداً عَلى جفوَتِه

طَويتُ مَحموداً عَلى جفوَتِه

مُخَلِّصاً نَفسِيَ خِلّتِه

مُخَلِّصاً نَفسِيَ خِلّتِه

I have put Mahmud aside for his coldness,

I have put Mahmud aside for his coldness,

freeing my soul from his friendship.

Ridding myself of his friendship.

قدَّرتُهُ يقلق مِن علَّتي

قدَّرتُهُ يقلق مِن علَّتي

مِثل اِنزِعاجي كانَ من عِلَّتِه

مِثل اِنزِعاجي كانَ من عِلَّتِه

I had thought he would worry over my illness,

I thought he would worry over my illness,

just as I had been distressed by his.

Just as I had been distressed by his illness.

لَم يُطرِ ما بي لا وَلا مرَّ بي

لَم يُطرِ ما بي لا وَلا مرَّ بي

كَأَنَّ سَقمي كانَ من شَهوَتِهِ

كَأَنَّ سَقمي كانَ من شَهوَتِهِ

He took no notice of what ailed me, nor even came by,

He never mentioned what ailed me—no, nor did he visit me,

as though my sickness were his heart’s desire.

As though my sickness were something he desired.

مَن لَم يُطالِعني عَلى عِلَّتي

مَن لَم يُطالِعني عَلى عِلَّتي

اِن ماتَ لَم أَمضِ إِلى تُربَتِه

اِن ماتَ لَم أَمضِ إِلى تُربَتِه

Whoever does not look in on me in my illness—

Whoever did not visit me during my illness—

if he dies, I shall not go to his grave.

If he dies, I shall not go to his grave.