قلتُ لِفَرّا فرى أديمي

قلتُ لِفَرّا فرى أديمي

وزادَ صدّاً وطالَ هجرا

وزادَ صدّاً وطالَ هجرا

I said to a furrier who had cut my skin,

I said to the one who fled, my love fled

And spurned me more, his estrangement lasting long:

And increased his rejection and prolonged his estrangement

قدْ فرَّ صبري وفرَّ نومي

قدْ فرَّ صبري وفرَّ نومي

فقال لما عشقتُ فرّا

فقال لما عشقتُ فرّا

“My patience has fled, and my sleep has fled.”

My patience has fled and my sleep has fled

He said it was because I had fallen in love with a furrier.

So he said, since I fell in love, I fled