يا مَن أَودِّعُ مِنهُ

يا مَن أَودِّعُ مِنهُ

يَومَ الفِراقِ حَياتي

يَومَ الفِراقِ حَياتي

O you, in leaving whom I bid farewell

O you whom I bid farewell

To my life on the day of parting,

On the day of parting, my life

لَأَحفِرَنَّ لِنَفسي

لَأَحفِرَنَّ لِنَفسي

قَبراص مِنَ الحَسَراتِ

قَبراص مِنَ الحَسَراتِ

I shall surely dig for myself

I will surely dig for myself

A grave of sorrows.

A grave of regrets

وَلا أَوَلِّجُ غُسلي

وَلا أَوَلِّجُ غُسلي

إِلّا إِلى عَبَراتي

إِلّا إِلى عَبَراتي

And I shall not entrust my washing

And I will not bathe my washing

To anything but my tears.

Except with my tears

فَيَومُ بَينِكَ يَومٌ

فَيَومُ بَينِكَ يَومٌ

يَكونُ فيهِ وَفاتي

يَكونُ فيهِ وَفاتي

For the day of parting from you is a day

For the day with you is a day

On which my death will come.

In which will be my death