أرى سلمى بلا ذنب جفتني
I see that Salma has forsaken me for no fault of my own
وكانت أمسٍ من بعضي ومني
and just yesterday she was a part of me
كأني ما لثمـت لهـا شفاهـاً
ِAs if I had never bited her on the lips
كأني ما وصلت ولم تصلنـي
As if I had never called her mine
كأنـي لـم أداعبهـا لعوبـاً
As if I had never teased her playfully
ولم تهف إلـيّ وتستزدنـي
And she had never worried to me and asked me for more
كأن الليل لم يرض ويرو
As if the nights had never smugly told tales
أحاديث الهوى عنها وعنـي
of the passion about our love
كأني أرى سلمى بلا ذنب جفتني
I see that Salma has forsaken me for no fault of my own
وكانت أمسٍ من بعضي ومني
and just yesterday she was a part of me
كأني ما لثمـت لهـا شفاهـاً
ِAs if I had never bited her on the lips
كأني ما وصلت ولم تصلنـي
As if I had never called her mine
كأنـي لـم أداعبهـا لعوبـاً
As if I had never teased her playfully
ولم تهف إلـيّ وتستزدنـي
And she had never worried to me and asked me for more
كأن الليل لم يرض ويرو
As if the nights had never smugly told tales
أحاديث الهوى عنها وعنـي
of the passion about our love