فَيا عَجَبا زَيَّنتُ نَفسي بِحُبِّها

فَيا عَجَبا زَيَّنتُ نَفسي بِحُبِّها

وَزانَت بِهَجري نَفسَها وَتَحَلَّتِ

وَزانَت بِهَجري نَفسَها وَتَحَلَّتِ

Oh, what a wonder! I adorned myself with love for her,

And she adorned herself by forsaking me and decked herself in finery.

فَبيني كَما بانَ الشَبابُ الَّذي مَضى

فَبيني كَما بانَ الشَبابُ الَّذي مَضى

وَكانَت يَدٌ مِنهُ عَلَيَّ فَوَلَّتِ

وَكانَت يَدٌ مِنهُ عَلَيَّ فَوَلَّتِ

So depart, as departed the youth that has passed,

And its kindly hand had rested upon me, then withdrew.