أيُّها النَّاعِبُ مَاذَا تَقُولُ

أيُّها النَّاعِبُ مَاذَا تَقُولُ

فَكِلاَنا سَائِلٌ وَمَسُولُ

فَكِلاَنا سَائِلٌ وَمَسُولُ

O cawing bird, what do you say?

O you who mourns, what do you say?

For each of us is both questioner and questioned.

We both ask and are asked.

لا كَسَاكَ اللَّهُ ما عِشتَ رِيشَاً

لا كَسَاكَ اللَّهُ ما عِشتَ رِيشَاً

وَبِخَوفٍ بِتَّ ثُمَّ تقِيلُ

وَبِخَوفٍ بِتَّ ثُمَّ تقِيلُ

May God never clothe you in feathers as long as you live.

May Allah not let you live a moment

And in fear may you spend the night, then rest at noon.

When you slept in fear then awoke weary.

ثُمَّ لا أَنقَفتَ في العُشِّ فَرخَاً

ثُمَّ لا أَنقَفتَ في العُشِّ فَرخَاً

أَبَداً إِلاَّ عَلَيكَ دَلِيل

أَبَداً إِلاَّ عَلَيكَ دَلِيل

Then may you never hatch a chick in the nest,

Then you did not rest in a nest as a bird

ever, unless it gives you away.

Except upon you is evidence.

حِينَ تُنبِي أَنَّ هِنداً قَرِيبٌ

حِينَ تُنبِي أَنَّ هِنداً قَرِيبٌ

يَبلُغُ الحَاجَاتِ مِنها الرَّسُولُ

يَبلُغُ الحَاجَاتِ مِنها الرَّسُولُ

When you tell me that Hind is near,

When you inform that India is near,

the messenger can obtain from her what is sought.

Reaching needs for which the messenger.

وَنَأَت هِندٌ فَخَبَّرتَ عَنها

وَنَأَت هِندٌ فَخَبَّرتَ عَنها

أَنَّ عَهدَ الوُدِّ سَوفَ يَزُولُ

أَنَّ عَهدَ الوُدِّ سَوفَ يَزُولُ

And Hind went far away; then you told me of her

And you came from India and told of it

that the bond of love would fade away.

That the covenant of love will soon fade.