أَبرَمتُ لَهُ الحَبل فَنَبا نَكثا

أَبرَمتُ لَهُ الحَبل فَنَبا نَكثا

فيم اِنتَقض العَهد وَماذا حدثا

فيم اِنتَقض العَهد وَماذا حدثا

I twisted the rope tight for him, but he turned away and broke faith.

I tied the rope for him, but he broke his oath

Why was the covenant broken, and what happened?

Why did he break the pact and what happened?

يا وَيلي إِذ آمن ما كنت بِهِ

يا وَيلي إِذ آمن ما كنت بِهِ

قَد سارَ عَلى طيّته واِنبَعَثا

قَد سارَ عَلى طيّته واِنبَعَثا

Woe to me! Once he felt secure in what I was to him,

Oh my sorrow when he believed in what he did

He went his chosen way and set off.

He followed his own way and arose