(Ya ghayeb leh ma tes’al) - O absent one, why don't you ask?
(Ma trouh l’be’id we tensani) - Don't go far and forget me (Ya ghayeb leh ma tes’al) - O absent
(‘An hbabak elli y’hebbounak) - About your loved ones who love you? (Ya ghayeb leh ma tes’al) - O absent
(Ma ynamou el lel le ‘ayounak) - They don't sleep at night for your sake (Ya ghayeb leh ma tes’al) - O absent
(Teb’ad ‘anni we tensani) - You go far from me and forget me
(Ya ghayeb leh ma tes’al) - O absent one, why don't you ask?
(Ma trouh l’be’id we tensani) - Don't go far and forget me
(‘An hbabak elli y’hebbounak) - About your loved ones who love you?
(Ma ynamou el lel le ‘ayounak) - They don't sleep at night for your sake
(Teb’ad ‘anni we tensani) - You go far from me and forget me