خَليلَيَّ إِنّي لِلثُّريّا لَحاسِدُ

خَليلَيَّ إِنّي لِلثُّريّا لَحاسِدُ

وإِنّي عَلى رَيْبِ الزَّمانِ لَواجِدُ

وإِنّي عَلى رَيْبِ الزَّمانِ لَواجِدُ

My two friends, I am indeed envious of the Pleiades,

My friend, I envy the Pleiades

and I am indeed resentful of the vicissitudes of time.

And I find the course of time unkind

أَيَبْقى جَميعاً شَمْلُها وَهْيَ سَبْعَةٌ

أَيَبْقى جَميعاً شَمْلُها وَهْيَ سَبْعَةٌ

وأَفْقِدُ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتُهُ وَهْوَ واحِدُ

وأَفْقِدُ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتُهُ وَهْوَ واحِدُ

Does their cluster remain united, though they are seven,

Will all seven stars remain intact

while I lose the one I loved, though he is only one?

While I lose the one I hold most dear?