ياO سَادَتيmy masters هذِهِthis رُوحيmy soul تُوَدِّعُكُمْbids you farewell
يا سَادَتي هذِهِ رُوحي تُوَدِّعُكُمْ
إِذْsince كَانَwas لاneither الصَّبْرُpatience يُسْلِيهاconsoles it وَلاnor الجَزَعُanguish
إِذْ كَانَ لا الصَّبْرُ يُسْلِيها وَلا الجَزَعُ
O my masters, this is my soul bidding you farewell,
My lords, my soul is bidding you farewell
For neither patience nor anguish could console it.
Since neither patience comforts it, nor grief avails
قَدْindeed كُنْتُI was أَطْمَعُI hope فيin رَوْحِsolace الحَياةِlife لَهاfor it
قَدْ كُنْتُ أَطْمَعُ في رَوْحِ الحَياةِ لَها
فَالآنَso now مُذْsince غِبْتُمُyou have gone لَمْnot يَبْقَremains لِيfor me طَمَعُhope
فَالآنَ مُذْ غِبْتُمُ لَمْ يَبْقَ لِي طَمَعُ
I had hoped that it might find solace in life.
I had hoped that it would live on
So now, since you have gone, no hope remains for me.
But now that you are gone, I have no more hope
لاmay … not عَذَّبَtorment اللَهُGod رُوحيmy soul بِالبَقاءِwith continued life فَماfor … not
لا عَذَّبَ اللَهُ رُوحي بِالبَقاءِ فَما
أَظُنُّهاI think it بَعْدَكُمْafter you بِالعَيْشِfrom living تَنْتَفِعُbenefits
أَظُنُّها بَعْدَكُمْ بِالعَيْشِ تَنْتَفِعُ
May God not torment my soul with continued life, for I do not
May God not torture my soul with remaining alive
think it can benefit from living after you are gone.
For I think it will gain nothing from life after you