تَموتُ النُفوسُ بِآجالِها

تَموتُ النُفوسُ بِآجالِها

وَنَفسي تَموتُ بِغيرِ الأَجل

وَنَفسي تَموتُ بِغيرِ الأَجل

Souls die at their appointed times,

Souls die at their appointed times,

But my soul dies before its appointed time.

But my soul dies before its time.

أُعَذِّبُ نَفسي بِهِجرانِها

أُعَذِّبُ نَفسي بِهِجرانِها

أَخافُ إِذا زُرتُها أَن تَمَلّ

أَخافُ إِذا زُرتُها أَن تَمَلّ

I torment my soul by staying away from her;

I torment my soul by staying away,

I fear that if I visit her, she will tire of me.

Yet I fear she'll grow bored if I pay her a visit.