أَيُّها الباكِرُ المُريدُ فِراقي

أَيُّها الباكِرُ المُريدُ فِراقي

بَعدَ ما هِجتَ بِالحَديثِ اِشتِياقي

بَعدَ ما هِجتَ بِالحَديثِ اِشتِياقي

O early riser, intent on parting from me,

O early riser, longing for my departure

After you stirred my longing with your talk.

After you were stirred by talking of my yearning,

لَيتَ شِعري غَداةَ بانوا وَفيهِم

لَيتَ شِعري غَداةَ بانوا وَفيهِم

صورَةُ الشَمسِ أَينَ يُرجى التَلاقي

صورَةُ الشَمسِ أَينَ يُرجى التَلاقي

Would that I knew, the morning they departed—and among them was

Would that I knew, tomorrow when they set out

The sun's likeness—where reunion might be hoped for.

Where can the likeness of the sun be hoped for reunion?

جَزَعٌ يَعتَريكَ يا قَلبُ مِنها

جَزَعٌ يَعتَريكَ يا قَلبُ مِنها

إِن يَحُثّوا جِمالَهُم لِاِنطِلاقِ

إِن يَحُثّوا جِمالَهُم لِاِنطِلاقِ

Anguish assails you, O heart, because of her,

Anguish seizes you, O heart, because of her.

If they urge their camels onward to depart.

If they urge on their camel litters to set out.

قَد شَفَينا النُفوسَ إِن كانَ يَشفي

قَد شَفَينا النُفوسَ إِن كانَ يَشفي

مِن هَواها عِناقُها وَاِعتِناقي

مِن هَواها عِناقُها وَاِعتِناقي

We have healed our souls—if there is a cure

We lavished our souls, if lavishing

For love of her in her embrace and mine—

Can heal them of passion for her embrace and clasping.

حينَ كَفَّت دُموعَها ثُمَّ قالَت

حينَ كَفَّت دُموعَها ثُمَّ قالَت

أَزِفَ البَينُ وَاِنطِلاقُ الرِفاقِ

أَزِفَ البَينُ وَاِنطِلاقُ الرِفاقِ

When she held back her tears, then said:

When she stanched her tears, then she said:

“Parting is near, and so is the companions' departure.

"The parting has come close, the friends prepare to leave."

إِنَّ قَلبي لَفيكُمُ اليَومَ رَهنٌ

إِنَّ قَلبي لَفيكُمُ اليَومَ رَهنٌ

لِشَقائي وَحُبِّ أَهلِ العِراقِ

لِشَقائي وَحُبِّ أَهلِ العِراقِ

My heart is indeed pledged to you today,

My heart is pledged to you today

To my misery, and for love of the people of Iraq.”

To my misery and love for Iraq's people.