تُسائِلُ شَهلَةُ قُفَّالَها

تُسائِلُ شَهلَةُ قُفَّالَها

وَتَسأَلُ عَن مالِكٍ ما فَعَل

وَتَسأَلُ عَن مالِكٍ ما فَعَل

Shahla questions her returning travelers,

Shahla asks her cage keeper,

And asks about Malik: what has become of him?

And inquires about Malik, what he did.

ثَوى مالِكٌ بِبِلادِ العَدُو

ثَوى مالِكٌ بِبِلادِ العَدُو

وِ تَسفي عَلَيهِ رِياحُ الشَّمَل

وِ تَسفي عَلَيهِ رِياحُ الشَّمَل

Malik lies in the enemy's land;

Malik took refuge in the land of the enemy,

The north winds scatter dust over him.

And the winds of estrangement blew upon him.

لِذَلِكَ شَهلَةُ جَهَّزَتني

لِذَلِكَ شَهلَةُ جَهَّزَتني

وَقَد حالَ دونَ الإِيابِ الأَجَل

وَقَد حالَ دونَ الإِيابِ الأَجَل

For this, Shahla equipped me,

That's why Shahla readied me,

And death has already barred my return.

And fate stood in the way of return.