موعدي بالبين ظنا

موعدي بالبين ظنا

انّني بالبين أشقى

انّني بالبين أشقى

You who threaten me with parting, supposing

My tryst with separation, thinking

that parting makes me wretched—

That with separation I'm most miserable

ما أرى بين مماتي

ما أرى بين مماتي

وفراقي لك فرقا

وفراقي لك فرقا

I see no difference between my death

I see no difference between my death

and my parting from you.

And my separation from you

لا تهدّدني بشي

لا تهدّدني بشي

لست منه أتوقّى

لست منه أتوقّى

Do not threaten me with anything

Do not threaten me with anything

that I do not seek to avoid.

For I do not fear it

انما يشقى ببيّن

انما يشقى ببيّن

منك من بعدك يبقى

منك من بعدك يبقى

Only he suffers from parting

But he who remains after you

from you who lives on after you.

Suffers misery with separation from you