1. بِحَقِّ مَا بَيْنَنَا يَا سَاكِني الْقَصَبَة

    رُدُّوا عَلَيَّ حَيَاتِي فَهْيَ مُغْتَصَبَهْ

    By the bond between us, O dwellers of the citadel,

    Return my life to me, for it has been stolen.

  2. مَاذَا جَنَيْتُمْ عَلَى نَفْسِي بِبُعْدِكُمُ

    وَأَنْتُمُ الأَهْلُ وَالأَحْبَابُ وَالْعَصَبَهْ

    What harm have you done to my soul by your absence,

    When you are my family, my loved ones, and my kin?