ياO مَنْwho سبىtook captive شمسَthe sun of الضحىmidmorning
يا مَنْ سبى شمسَ الضحى
بالنورِwith the light ماnot قلبيmy heart حديدْiron
بالنورِ ما قلبي حديدْ
O you who took the midmorning sun captive
O you who has captivated the sun of dawn
With light—my heart is not iron.
With light though my heart be iron
أناI خالدٌabiding forever فيin لوعةٍburning anguish
أنا خالدٌ في لوعةٍ
وجوىand heartache يشيبُturns gray لهُbecause of it الوليدْthe newborn
وجوى يشيبُ لهُ الوليدْ
I dwell forever in burning anguish
I am forever in torment
And heartache that makes a newborn turn gray.
While the child grows old from yearning