كففت عن الأنام فمى وكفى

كففت عن الأنام فمى وكفى

كأني بت في خرس ورعشه

كأني بت في خرس ورعشه

I have held back my mouth and hand from humankind,

I have withdrawn from people, closed my mouth, enough is enough

As though I had spent the night mute and trembling.

As if I were dumb, struck deaf and mute

وكنت متيماً في كل شخص

وكنت متيماً في كل شخص

فعندي من خيالي اليوم وحشه

فعندي من خيالي اليوم وحشه

And I was deeply enamored of every person,

And I was infatuated with every person

Yet today even my own shadow fills me with unease.

Now the solitude of my imagination brings me desolation