1. القلبُ طِرسِى والدموعُ مدادِي

    والخط حشوى والدواءُ فؤادِي

    My heart is my parchment, and tears are my ink.

    The writing is my entrails, and the remedy my heart.

  2. والشوقُ خِدْنى والبكاءُ أَليفِي

    من بَعْدِ بُعْدِكمُ حرمتُ رُقادِي

    And longing is my close companion, and weeping my familiar friend.

    Since your departure, I have been denied my sleep.

  3. يا ساكِني منجِ فؤادي عندكم

    طولَ الليالي دائمٌ بسهادِي

    O dwellers of Manj, my heart is with you,

    Throughout the nights, ever in my sleepless vigil.

  4. جسمي معي والروحُ في منجٍ ولي

    قلبٌ يعذَّب في غرام بلادِي

    My body is with me, but my soul is in Manj, and I have

    A heart tormented by love for my homeland.

  5. لا زلت موجوع الحَشا بفراقِكم

    يا ساكني منجٍ وأَهل ودادي

    I still ache within at parting from you,

    O dwellers of Manj, and those I love.

  6. ودعتكم قلبي وروحي والحَشا

    والعقلَ ثم حُشاشةَ الأَكباد

    I entrusted you with my heart, my soul, and my entrails,

    And my mind, then the livers’ last spark of life.

  7. ما كان يوما بُعْدُنا بِمُرادِكم

    كلا ولا يا سادتي بمُرادِي

    Our separation was never your wish,

    No, nor, my lords, was it mine.

  8. فعليكمُ منِّي سلامٌ دائمٌ

    باقٍ إلى يوم اللقا ومعادِى

    So upon you be from me a lasting peace,

    Enduring until the day of reunion and my return.