كُنتُ أَغنَى الناسِ كُلِّهِمُ

كُنتُ أَغنَى الناسِ كُلِّهِمُ

عَنكِ لَولا الشُؤمُ وَالنَكَدُ

عَنكِ لَولا الشُؤمُ وَالنَكَدُ

I would have been, of all people, the least in need

I would be the richest of all people

of you, were it not for ill fortune and misery.

without you, were it not for sorrow and gloom.

إِنَّما أَبكي عَلى جَسَدٍ

إِنَّما أَبكي عَلى جَسَدٍ

قَد بَراهُ الشَوقُ والكَمَدُ

قَد بَراهُ الشَوقُ والكَمَدُ

I weep only for a body

I only weep for a body

that longing and grief have worn thin.

worn out by yearning and concealed pain.

لَيتَهُم إِن عُوقِبُوا بِدَمي

لَيتَهُم إِن عُوقِبُوا بِدَمي

وَجَدوا مِثلَ الَّذي أَجِدُ

وَجَدوا مِثلَ الَّذي أَجِدُ

Would that, if they were punished for my blood,

Would that if they are punished with my blood,

they felt the same as I feel.

they find the likes of what I find.

مَنَعوا عَيني الرُّقادَ وَهُم

مَنَعوا عَيني الرُّقادَ وَهُم

لا يُبالُوني إذا رَقَدوا

لا يُبالُوني إذا رَقَدوا

They have denied my eye sleep, while they

They denied my eyes sleep while they

care nothing for me when they sleep.

do not care if they themselves sleep.