1. لَيتَ لي قَلبَهُ الخَلي

    لَيتَ في الروحِ لي تُقاه

    If only I had his untroubled heart!

    If only my soul held his piety!

  2. لَيتَ في مُقلَتيَّ لي

    مُقلَتيه وَآحسرَتاه

    If only I had within my eyes

    his eyes—oh, my sorrow!

  3. فَأَرى الصُبحَ يَنجَلي

    عَن شُعاعٍ من الحُلي

    Then I would see the dawn unfold,

    revealing a ray of jewels,

  4. ذَهَبِيٍّ مُكَلَّلِ

    بِلُجَينٍ من المِياه

    golden, crowned

    with silver from the waters.

  5. وَأَرى اللَهَ كُلَّما

    أُرسِلُ الطَرفَ في السَما

    And I would see God whenever

    I cast my gaze into the sky.

  6. إِنَّ فيها لِمَن سَما

    بِالتَقى صورَةَ الإِله

    Indeed, within it, for whoever rises

    through piety, is the image of God.