وأدَتْ عيني بقايا أدمُعي

وأدَتْ عيني بقايا أدمُعي

فدعي نوحكِ يا أمُّ دضعي

فدعي نوحكِ يا أمُّ دضعي

My eye buried alive the remnants of my tears.

My eyes shed the remnants of my tears

So cease your lament, O mother—[final word unclear as written].

So cease your weeping, O mother who nurses me

لم يعُدْ للدمعِ في عصْرِ الفضا

لم يعُدْ للدمعِ في عصْرِ الفضا

مهجةٌ تحْنو ولا أذنٌ تعي

مهجةٌ تحْنو ولا أذنٌ تعي

In the space age, tears no longer have

Tears no longer in this age of space

a heart that shows tenderness, nor an ear that heeds.

Have a bosom that yearns or an ear that hears

زمنٌ أنْبتَ في رحلته

زمنٌ أنْبتَ في رحلته

لهْفةً حَرَّى أذابتْ أضْلُعي

لهْفةً حَرَّى أذابتْ أضْلُعي

An age that, on its journey, made grow

An era that grew in its journey

a burning yearning that melted my ribs.

A yearning that seared and melted my ribs

مُسْرِفٌ يغتالُ أحلامَ الوَرى

مُسْرِفٌ يغتالُ أحلامَ الوَرى

ويُحيلُ الرَّوْضَ مأوى البجَعِ

ويُحيلُ الرَّوْضَ مأوى البجَعِ

Profligate, it assassinates the dreams of humankind

Extravagant, it ambushes the dreams of people

and turns the garden into a refuge for pelicans.

And turns the garden into the habitation of owls