عجبي لها حنّت لهُ ولصوتهِ

عجبي لها حنّت لهُ ولصوتهِ

وهو الذي بالهجرِ قد آذاها

وهو الذي بالهجرِ قد آذاها

How I marvel at her—she yearned for him and for his voice.

My wonder - she yearned for him and his voice

Yet he is the one who hurt her by abandoning her.

When he's the one whose abandonment pained her

زمَنٌ بهِ تشقى القلوبُ بصِدقِها

زمَنٌ بهِ تشقى القلوبُ بصِدقِها

يا ليتها تنسى الذي أشقاها

يا ليتها تنسى الذي أشقاها

An age in which hearts suffer for their sincerity.

An era where hearts suffer in their truth

Oh, if only she would forget the one who made her miserable.

If only she'd forget him who tormented her