غيّبوا في الترب عنّي شخصها

غيّبوا في الترب عنّي شخصها

فدموعى رسل عينى فى ثراها

فدموعى رسل عينى فى ثراها

They hid her form from me in the dust.

They buried her body away from me

So my tears are my eye's messengers in her soil.

So my tears became messengers to her grave

أخلصت حبي وأخلصت الأسى

أخلصت حبي وأخلصت الأسى

أحسن الله عزائي وجزاها

أحسن الله عزائي وجزاها

She was sincere in loving me, and I in my grief.

I was loyal in my love and sorrow

May God grant me consolation and reward her.

May God bless my consolation and reward her

أرضعتني وسقتها أدمعي

أرضعتني وسقتها أدمعي

سكنت قلبي كسكناي حشاها

سكنت قلبي كسكناي حشاها

She nursed me, and my tears watered her.

I fed her my tears

She dwelt in my heart as I dwelt in her womb.

She dwelled in my heart as I dwelled in her shelter

أين ذاك اللطف من هذا الجفا

أين ذاك اللطف من هذا الجفا

لم ترد ذلك لو تعطى مناها

لم ترد ذلك لو تعطى مناها

How far that tenderness is from this coldness!

Where is that kindness amidst this harshness

She would not have wanted that, had she been granted her wish.

She wouldn't have done this if offered the choice

حلف الصادق إني لا أرى

حلف الصادق إني لا أرى

صادقا في الحب لي حتى أراها

صادقا في الحب لي حتى أراها

I swear a truthful person's oath: I shall not see

The truthful one swore that I won't see

anyone sincere in their love for me until I see her.

A truly loving one until I see her