خَليلَيَّ بِاللَهِ لا تَحفِرا

خَليلَيَّ بِاللَهِ لا تَحفِرا

لِيَ القَبرَ إِلّا بِقُطرُبُّلِ

لِيَ القَبرَ إِلّا بِقُطرُبُّلِ

My two friends, by God, do not dig

O my two friends, by God, do not dig

A grave for me anywhere but in Qutrubbul,

My grave anywhere but in Qutrubbul,

خِلالَ المَعاصِرِ بَينَ الكُرومِ

خِلالَ المَعاصِرِ بَينَ الكُرومِ

وَلا تُدنِياني مِنَ السُنبُلِ

وَلا تُدنِياني مِنَ السُنبُلِ

Amid the winepresses, among the vineyards;

Amidst the wine-presses, between the vines,

And do not bring me near the ears of grain.

And do not lay me near the stalks of grain,

لَعَلِّيَ أَسمَعُ في حُفرَتي

لَعَلِّيَ أَسمَعُ في حُفرَتي

إِذا عُصِرَت ضَجَّةَ الأَرجُلِ

إِذا عُصِرَت ضَجَّةَ الأَرجُلِ

Perhaps I shall hear, in my grave,

That I might hear, within my pit,

When grapes are pressed, the clamor of feet.

The clamor of feet when the grapes are pressed.