غَطَّت يَداكَ عَلَيَّ في لَحدي

غَطَّت يَداكَ عَلَيَّ في لَحدي

وَبَقيتَ ما مُدَّ المَدى بَعدي

وَبَقيتَ ما مُدَّ المَدى بَعدي

May your hands cover me in my grave,

Your hands covered me in my grave

And may you live on as long as time endures after me.

And you remained as long as time endured after me

وَرُزِقتُ مِنكَ العَطفَ ما حَمَلَت

وَرُزِقتُ مِنكَ العَطفَ ما حَمَلَت

عَيني الدُموعَ وَدامَ لي وَجدي

عَيني الدُموعَ وَدامَ لي وَجدي

And may I be granted your tenderness as long as

I was granted your kindness as long as

My eye bears tears and my longing endures.

My eyes carried tears and my love endured

نَفسي بِكِتماني مُعَلَّقَةٌ

نَفسي بِكِتماني مُعَلَّقَةٌ

بَينَ النَوى وَمَخافَةِ الصَدِّ

بَينَ النَوى وَمَخافَةِ الصَدِّ

My soul, in my concealment, hangs suspended

My soul is suspended in keeping my secret

Between separation and the fear of rejection.

Between determination and fear of rejection