1. أَمِن أَجلِ غُربانٍ تَصايَحنَ غُدوَةً

    بِبَينونَةِ الأَحبابِ دَمعُكَ سافِحُ

    Is it because ravens called to one another at dawn

    at the parting of loved ones that your tears pour forth?

  2. نَعَم جادَتِ العَينانِ مِنّي بِعَبرَةٍ

    كَما سَلَّ مِن نَظمِ اللَآلي تَطاوُحُ

    Yes, my eyes poured forth a tear,

    as pearls tumble loose from their string.

  3. أَلا يا غُرابَ البَينِ لا صِحتَ بَعدَهُ

    وَأَمكَنَ مِن أَوداجِ حَلقِكَ ذابِحُ

    Ah, raven of parting, may you never caw again,

    and may a slaughterer reach the veins of your throat.

  4. يُرَوِّع قُلوبَ العاشِقينَ ذَوي الهَوى

    إِذا أَمِنوا التَشحاجَ أَنَّكَ صائِحُ

    What terrifies the hearts of lovers, those filled with passion,

    when they feel safe from cawing, is that you cry out.

  5. وَعَدِّ سَواءَ الحُبِّ وَاِترُكهُ خالِياً

    وَكُن رَجُلاً وَاِجمَح كَما هُوَ جامِحُ

    And pass beyond the heart of love, and leave it empty;

    and be a man, and run wild as it runs wild.