يا حسرتي بسعيد منذ فارقني

يا حسرتي بسعيد منذ فارقني

ويا حنيني الى ما فات من أنسه

ويا حنيني الى ما فات من أنسه

O my grief for Sa'id since he parted from me!

Oh my regret for Sa'eed since he left me

And my longing for his companionship, now gone!

And my yearning for the past of his company

فلست انسى وكفي تحت منخره

فلست انسى وكفي تحت منخره

وكان آخر ما أحسست من نفسه

وكان آخر ما أحسست من نفسه

For I cannot forget: my palm was beneath his nostril,

I cannot forget him, my palm under his nose

And that was the last breath I felt from him.

And the last I sensed of his soul

وقد قضى الناس حقي في جنازته

وقد قضى الناس حقي في جنازته

وكنت آمل ان يقضوه في عرسه

وكنت آمل ان يقضوه في عرسه

And the people paid me my due at his funeral,

People fulfilled their duty at his funeral

And I had hoped they would pay it at his wedding.

While I had hoped they would fulfill it at his wedding