1. يقول يعقوب لسر خفي

    يا نار يعقوب متى تنطفي

    Jacob says, for a hidden reason:

    O fire of Jacob, when will you die out?

  2. احرقت جسما كله لوعة

    فتكت في اجزائه فاكتفي

    You have burned a body that is all anguish;

    You have ravaged its parts, so be content.

  3. وانت يا مقلته بعد ذا

    الى متى سيالة تذرفي

    And you, his eye, after all this—

    How long will you go on streaming tears?

  4. لم تجب النار له قائلا

    وعينه القرحاء لم تنصف

    The fire did not answer him as he spoke,

    Nor did his wounded eye do him justice.

  5. هناك ناجي شاكيا قلبه

    وقال يا قلباه انت الوفي

    There, lamenting, he confided in his heart,

    And said: O my heart, you are the faithful one.

  6. ناري لم تخمد وها دمعتي

    تسح سح الوبل لم تنشف

    My fire has not died down, and behold my tears,

    Pouring like torrential rain, still not dry.

  7. بالله اخبرني وكن صادقا

    متى كما قد ارتجي تشتفي

    By God, tell me, and be truthful:

    When will you find relief, as I hope?

  8. فقال لن تخمد ناري ولن

    ينقطع الدمع اذن فاعرف

    It replied: My fire will not die down, nor

    Will the tears cease—know this, then—

  9. الا اذا جاء قميص اللقا

    مع بشير القرب من يوسف

    Unless the shirt of reunion comes

    With the herald of nearness from Joseph.