أَلا يا غُرابَ البَينِ لَونُكَ شاحِبُ

أَلا يا غُرابَ البَينِ لَونُكَ شاحِبُ

وَأَنتَ بِلَوعاتِ الفِراقِ جَديرُ

وَأَنتَ بِلَوعاتِ الفِراقِ جَديرُ

Ah, raven of parting, your color is pale,

O raven of separation, your color is pale

and you deserve the pangs of separation.

And you are worthy of the agonies of parting

فَإِن كانَ حَقّاً ما تَقولُ فَأَصبَحَت

فَإِن كانَ حَقّاً ما تَقولُ فَأَصبَحَت

هُمومُكَ شَتّى بَثُّهُنَّ كَثيرُ

هُمومُكَ شَتّى بَثُّهُنَّ كَثيرُ

So if what you say is true, then may

If what you say is true, so your worries

your cares become manifold, their anguish great;

Spreading them is plentiful

وَدُرتَ بِأَعداءٍ حَبيبُكَ فيهُمُ

وَدُرتَ بِأَعداءٍ حَبيبُكَ فيهُمُ

كَما قَد تَراني بِالعَدوِّ أَدورُ

كَما قَد تَراني بِالعَدوِّ أَدورُ

and may you wander among enemies, your beloved among them,

You have circled among enemies, your beloved among them

just as you may see me wandering among foes.

As you see me circling with the enemy