1. أنا الذي مالي سنيدْ

    لِمنْ نُعَاودْ قصتي

    I am the one with no one to support me.

    To whom shall I retell my story?

  2. حتى بقيت وحدي فريدْ

    حَنُّوا الطيورْ لغربتي

    Until I was left all alone.

    The birds felt compassion for my exile.

  3. لو كانْ قلبي من حديدْ

    لكان يذوبْ يا حسرتي

    If my heart were made of iron,

    It would melt—oh, my anguish!

  4. فاضتْ على خدِّي الدموعْ

    شيءْ خفيته قد ظهرْ

    Tears overflowed upon my cheek.

    Something I had hidden has come to light.

  5. فارقتُ ناسي والربوعْ

    الله يلهمني الصَبرْ

    I parted from my people and the dwelling places.

    God inspires me with patience.

  6. في القلب موضع للحبيب

    إن غاب عنه أو حضر

    In the heart is a place for the beloved,

    Whether he is absent from it or present.