1. بَكَت غَيرَ آنِسَةٍ بِالبُكا

    تَرى الدَمعَ في مُقلَتَيها غَريبا

    She wept, unaccustomed to weeping;

    She finds the tears in her eyes strange.

  2. وَأَسعَدَها بِالبُكا نِسوَةٌ

    جَعَلنَ مَغيضَ الدُموعِ الجُيوبا

    And women joined her in weeping,

    Making their bosoms the place where tears drained.

  3. كَفى حَسرَةً أَنَّ جيرانَنا

    أَعَدّوا لِوَقتِ الرَحيلِ الغُروبا

    It is sorrow enough that our neighbors

    Have set sunset as the time of departure.

  4. فَلَو كُنتُ بِالشَمسِ ذا طاقَةٍ

    لَكُنتُ أَمنَعُها أَن تَغيبا

    So, if I had power over the sun,

    I would keep it from setting.