قالَت بعدت فَخُنت في الحُبّ

قالَت بعدت فَخُنت في الحُبّ

وَهَرَبت من قُربى إِلى قُربِ

وَهَرَبت من قُربى إِلى قُربِ

She said, “You went far away, so you were unfaithful in love,

She said you were distant and unfaithful in love

and fled from my nearness to another’s.”

And fled from me to another

لا تَحفلي قَولاً أُتيتِ بِهِ

لا تَحفلي قَولاً أُتيتِ بِهِ

قَلبي رَقيبُكُم عَلى قَلبي

قَلبي رَقيبُكُم عَلى قَلبي

“Do not heed words brought to you;

Don't heed the words I have spoken

my heart is your watchman over my heart.”

My heart is your guardian over my heart