إذا تذكّرت حسن الفتنا

إذا تذكّرت حسن الفتنا

والعيش غضا والشمل مجتمعا

والعيش غضا والشمل مجتمعا

When I recall the beauty of our companionship,

When I recall the charm of our intimacy,

with life still fresh and our company united,

And life still young, with the family united,

قطعت أنفاس مغرم دنف

قطعت أنفاس مغرم دنف

قد قطّع الوجد نفسه قطعا

قد قطّع الوجد نفسه قطعا

I draw the broken breaths of a lovesick, languishing man,

It cuts off the breath of a lover made wretched -

whose soul longing has torn to pieces.

His spirit is severed by throes of despair.

فويح داعي الفراق كيف به

فويح داعي الفراق كيف به

لشوم بختي على شقاي دعا

لشوم بختي على شقاي دعا

So woe to the herald of parting—how he

Alas for the caller to parting! How can it be?

called for it, through my ill luck, to bring me misery!

My ill-omened destiny has led me to misery.

بل ويح قلبي ما كان أصبره

بل ويح قلبي ما كان أصبره

فارق أحبابه فما انصدعا

فارق أحبابه فما انصدعا

Rather, woe to my heart—how steadfast it was!

Alas for my heart! It was never so steadfast

It parted from its loved ones, yet did not break.

As to leave its loved ones and not be torn asunder.

ليصنع الدّهر ما أراد فما

ليصنع الدّهر ما أراد فما

أحفل من بعدكم بما صنعا

أحفل من بعدكم بما صنعا

Let Time do whatever it wishes; for I do not

Let fate do what it will. I care nothing

care, after you are gone, what it has done.

For what may be done, now that you are gone.