قضتِ الحبيبةُ والشبيبةُ آهِ وا

قضتِ الحبيبةُ والشبيبةُ آهِ وا

أسفاهُ مِنْ فقدِ الصبيةِ والصِبا

أسفاهُ مِنْ فقدِ الصبيةِ والصِبا

The beloved and youth have passed away—ah, what

The beloved and youth have passed, alas

sorrow at the loss of the maiden and youth!

I lament the loss of boyhood and vigor

يا ربُّ ذقْتُ الحادثاتِ فلمْ أجدْ

يا ربُّ ذقْتُ الحادثاتِ فلمْ أجدْ

شيئاً أمرَّ منَ الفراقِ وأصعبا

شيئاً أمرَّ منَ الفراقِ وأصعبا

O Lord, I have tasted calamities, but have not found

O Lord, I've tasted vicissitudes and found

anything more bitter than parting, or harder to bear.

Nothing more bitter than parting, nothing harder