وقَفَتْ أمامي وقفةَ الرئبال

وقَفَتْ أمامي وقفةَ الرئبال

وتطَلَّعَتْ عن يَمْنةٍ وشمالِ

وتطَلَّعَتْ عن يَمْنةٍ وشمالِ

She stood before me with a lion's stance,

She stood before me like a doe

And looked to the right and left,

And looked right and left

وتساءلت والشكُّ ينْحَرُ قلْبًها

وتساءلت والشكُّ ينْحَرُ قلْبًها

مالي أراكَ غَدَوْتَ عُودَ خِلالِ؟

مالي أراكَ غَدَوْتَ عُودَ خِلالِ؟

And asked, as doubt slaughtered her heart:

And wondered, as doubt tore at her heart

Why do I see you reduced to a toothpick?

Why do I see you've become so thin?

تمْضي بكَ الساعاتُ مُثقلةَ الخُطا

تمْضي بكَ الساعاتُ مُثقلةَ الخُطا

ما بين آهاتٍ عَلَتْ وسُعالِ

ما بين آهاتٍ عَلَتْ وسُعالِ

The hours carry you onward with heavy steps,

The hours pass you by, heavily laden

Amid rising groans and coughing.

Between sighs and coughing fits

ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ إنْ شَغُفْتَ بِغَيْرِنا

ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ إنْ شَغُفْتَ بِغَيْرِنا

وأردْتَ تعْذيبي وقَتْلَ عيالي

وأردْتَ تعْذيبي وقَتْلَ عيالي

May your mother be bereaved of you if you fall in love with someone other than us,

May your mother lose you if you fall for another

And wish to torment me and kill my children.

And wish to torture me and kill my children