بانوا وَأَضحى الجِسمُ مِن بعدِهِم

بانوا وَأَضحى الجِسمُ مِن بعدِهِم

ما تُبصِرُ العَينُ لَهُ فيّا

ما تُبصِرُ العَينُ لَهُ فيّا

They departed, and after them my body became

The ladies have left and with their absence

Such that the eye sees no shadow of it.

My eyes no longer find joy in anything

يا أَسَفي مِنهُم وَمِن قَولِهُم

يا أَسَفي مِنهُم وَمِن قَولِهُم

ما ضَرَّكَ الفَقدُ لَنا شيّا

ما ضَرَّكَ الفَقدُ لَنا شيّا

Oh, my sorrow because of them and their words:

Oh what sorrow I feel for them and their words

“Losing us has not hurt you at all.”

As if their absence hasn't pained me at all

بِأَيّ وَجهٍ أَتَلَقّاهُم

بِأَيّ وَجهٍ أَتَلَقّاهُم

إِن وَجَدوني بَعدَهُم حَيّا

إِن وَجَدوني بَعدَهُم حَيّا

With what face shall I meet them,

In what state will I meet them again

If they find me alive after their departure?

If after they've left, they still find me alive