قوم لهم علَّي فرضٌ وحقوق

قوم لهم علَّي فرضٌ وحقوق

بانوا فحياتي بعدهم ليس تروقُ

بانوا فحياتي بعدهم ليس تروقُ

People to whom I owe a duty and who have rights over me.

They have rights upon me, an obligation I must meet,

They have departed, and my life after them brings no delight.

If they depart, life loses all its sweet.

أحبابي لو أمكنني قصدكمُ

أحبابي لو أمكنني قصدكمُ

بادرتُ ولكن حادثُ الدهر يعوقُ

بادرتُ ولكن حادثُ الدهر يعوقُ

My beloved ones, if I could come to you,

My loved ones, if I could but come to you,

I would hasten, but the misfortune of time holds me back.

I would hasten, though fate stands in the way.