حَمَلْتُ لَهُ وُدًّا مَدَى العُمْرِ كُلِّهِ  

حَمَلْتُ لَهُ وُدًّا مَدَى العُمْرِ كُلِّهِ

وَكانَ لِجُرحِي فِي المَواجِعِ آسِيَا

وَكانَ لِجُرحِي فِي المَواجِعِ آسِيَا

I bore him affection throughout my entire life,

I bore affection for him all my life

And amid suffering, he was a healer for my wound.

And he was a balm for my wounds in adversity

 ولَكِنَّ شَيْئًا  ، لَسْتُ أَدْرِيهِ ، صَدَّهُ ،

ولَكِنَّ شَيْئًا ، لَسْتُ أَدْرِيهِ ، صَدَّهُ ،

فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّي جافِيَ الخُلْقِ قاسِيَا  !

فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّي جافِيَ الخُلْقِ قاسِيَا !

But something—I do not know what—turned him away,

But something, I know not what, made him aloof from me

So he turned away from me, harsh in manner and cruel!

So he turned away, hard of heart and pitiless!

 إِذَا كُنْتُ قََدْ أَخْطَأْتُ فَاكْشِفْ إِسَاءَتِي

إِذَا كُنْتُ قََدْ أَخْطَأْتُ فَاكْشِفْ إِسَاءَتِي

 لِأُطْلُبَ ثَوْبَ العَفْوِ تُلْقِيهِ كَاسِيَا

لِأُطْلُبَ ثَوْبَ العَفْوِ تُلْقِيهِ كَاسِيَا

If I have indeed erred, then reveal my offense,

If I have done wrong, then reveal my misdeed

So I may seek the robe of pardon you cast over me as a covering.

That I may seek the raiment of pardon, covering me

وإِنْ كُنْتَ تَجْفُوني عَلَى غَيْرِ عِلَّةٍ

وإِنْ كُنْتَ تَجْفُوني عَلَى غَيْرِ عِلَّةٍ

 فَمَنْ ، يا أَخِي ، خَلَّاكَ لِلْخِلِّ ناسِيَا ؟!

فَمَنْ ، يا أَخِي ، خَلَّاكَ لِلْخِلِّ ناسِيَا ؟!

And if you are shunning me for no reason,

But if you spurn me with no cause

Then who, my brother, has made you forget your friend?!

Then who, my brother, made you forgetful of kinship?!