أخربت قلبي الذي صيَّرته وطناً

أخربت قلبي الذي صيَّرته وطناً

أيام لم تكُ ذا زيغٍ ولا عوج

أيام لم تكُ ذا زيغٍ ولا عوج

You laid waste my heart, which you had made a homeland,

You ruined my heart, which I had made a homeland,

in days when you knew neither deviation nor crookedness.

In the days when you had neither waywardness nor crookedness.

فكدتُ بالرغمِ أخلي منك جانبه

فكدتُ بالرغمِ أخلي منك جانبه

خوفاً عليك من المستوطن الحرج

خوفاً عليك من المستوطن الحرج

So, despite myself, I nearly cleared you from its side,

So, against my will, I nearly emptied its quarters of you,

fearing for you on account of that cramped abode.

Fearing for you because of that cramped dwelling.