أُمسي فَلا أَرجو صَباحاً وَإِن

أُمسي فَلا أَرجو صَباحاً وَإِن

أَصبَحتُ حَيّاً قُلتُ لا أُمسي

أَصبَحتُ حَيّاً قُلتُ لا أُمسي

I reach evening with no hope of morning; and if

Last night, I had no hope for morn; though morn has come,

I reach morning alive, I say, 'I shall not reach evening.'

I say no hope that eve will ever dawn again.

لا يَستَوي وَاللَهِ هَذا كَما

لا يَستَوي وَاللَهِ هَذا كَما

لا يَستَوي في قَدِّها خُمسي

لا يَستَوي في قَدِّها خُمسي

By God, this is not equal, just as

By God! This is not as it was before;

my five fingers are not equal in length.

Five measures out of five are now no more.