1. أَحمَامةً فَوقَ الأَراكة بَيني

    بِحَياةِ مَن أَبكاكِ ما أَبكاكِ

    O dove upon the arak tree, tell me:

    By the life of the one who made you weep, what made you weep?

  2. أَمَّا أَنَا فَبكيتُ مِن حُرَق الهَوى

    وَفِراقِ مَن أَهوى أَأَنتَ كَذاكِ

    As for me, I wept from the burning pangs of love

    And parting from the one I love—are you likewise?