لو كنت أصدق في الصبابة والجوى

ما كنت فيمن قد مضى وبقيت

If I were truthful in my youth and passion

I would not be among those who passed and remained

إنّي لأستحيي الوفاء وأهله

ان مات من أحببته فحييت

Indeed, I am ashamed of loyalty and its people

If one I loved has died and I lived on