ياO طائرbird البانthe bān tree غريداًsinging sweetly علىon فننٍa bough
يا طائر البان غريداً على فننٍ
هيَّجتyou stirred بلبالthe turmoil وجديmy longing بينamong خلانيmy friends
هيَّجت بلبال وجدي بين خلاني
O bird of the bān tree, singing sweetly on a bough,
O bird of the valleys, sing your melodies,
You stirred the turmoil of my longing among my friends.
You have stirred restlessness and passion within me,
فعاتبونيso they reproached me علىfor نوحيmy lament وماand not علمواthey knew
فعاتبوني على نوحي وما علموا
ماwhat هاجstirred نوحكyour lament ليfor me ياO طائرbird البانthe bān tree
ما هاج نوحك لي يا طائر البان
So they reproached me for my lament, and did not know
They blame me for my longing, though they know not
What your lament stirred in me, O bird of the bān tree.
What stirs your longing in me, O bird of the valleys.