1. أَحَقَّاً يا حَمامَةَ بَطْنِ وَجٍّ

    بهذا النّوحِ إِنّكِ تصدُقينا

    Is it true, O dove of the valley of Wajj,

    that in this lament you speak the truth?

  2. غلبتُكِ بِالبُكاءِ لأَنَّ لَيْلي

    أُواصِلُهُ وإِنَّكِ تهجعينا

    I have outdone you in weeping, for my night

    I spend in unbroken vigil, while you sleep.

  3. وإِنّي إِنْ بكيتُ بكيتُ حقّاً

    وإِنَّكِ في بكائِكِ تكذِبينا

    And I, if I weep, weep truly,

    while in your weeping you lie.

  4. فَلَسْتِ وإِنْ بكيتِ أَشَدَّ شوقاً

    ولكنّي أُسِرُّ وتُعلِنينا

    For even if you weep, you do not yearn more deeply,

    but I conceal it, while you proclaim it.

  5. فَنُوحي يا حمامةَ بطنِ وَجٍّ

    فقد هَيَّجْتِ مشتاقاً حزينا

    So lament, O dove of the valley of Wajj,

    for you have stirred a yearning, sorrowful man.