وَغِبتُ فَلَم أَشهَد وَلَو كُنتُ شاهِداً

وَغِبتُ فَلَم أَشهَد وَلَو كُنتُ شاهِداً

لَخَفَّفَ عَنّي مِن أَجيجِ فُؤادِيا

لَخَفَّفَ عَنّي مِن أَجيجِ فُؤادِيا

And I was absent, so I did not witness it; had I been present,

I was absent, so I did not witness, though had I been present

it would have eased some of the blaze in my heart.

It would have eased my turbulent heart