1. لولا هواكِ لما رددتُ تحيةً

    مني على هذا الأمير الغاشم

    Were it not for my love of you, I would not have returned a greeting

    From me to this tyrannical prince.

  2. إني أصانعه مخافةَ ظلمه

    والنفي أقتلُ ما ارى من ظالم

    I placate him for fear of his oppression,

    And exile is the deadliest thing I see an oppressor inflict.

  3. لو أنه يرضى بأن تنفي معي

    روحي فان النفي ليس بضائمي

    If he would consent to send into exile with me

    My soul, then exile would not oppress me.

  4. يا هندُ انتِ الروح ان فارقتها

    ضج الضريح مرحباً بالقادم

    O Hind, you are my soul; should I part from it,

    The tomb would cry out, welcoming the newcomer.

  5. لا تعذليني فالهوان مع الهوى

    رزءٌ أخف من الفراق الدائم

    Do not reproach me, for humiliation with love

    Is an affliction lighter than permanent separation.

  6. لو لم تكوني انت روحي لانبرت

    كفي تدق جبين ذاك الحاكم

    Were you not my soul, forth would spring

    My hand to strike that ruler's brow.

  7. يا هندُ ليس العيش في لبنان

    بالصافي ولا مهد الاديب بناعم

    O Hind, life in Lebanon is not

    Serene, nor is the writer's cradle soft.

  8. ان ترحلي فمطيتي مسروجةٌ

    واذا اقمتِ هنا فلست بسالمِ

    If you depart, my mount is saddled;

    And if you stay here, I shall not be safe.