Cheshmaaye man meyle be gerye daare ------------ my eyes are eager to cry
mikhaad bebaare ------------------------------------------ tears want to fall down
del nemiduni ke che haali daare ---------------------- you don’t know how my heart feels
che haali daare --------------------------------------------- how it’s feeling
ghosse be joz gerye davaa nadaare ------------------ sadness has no remedy except tears
khodaa nadaare--------------------------------------------- oh God it has not!

har chi tu donyaa ghame maale mane---------------- all sadness in the world is mine
ruzi hezaar baar dele man mishkane------------------ each day my heart breaks a thousand times
del dige un taaghataaro nadaare----------------------- my heart can’t tolerate like the past
khodaa nadaare -------------------------------------------- oh God it can’t!
poshte sare ham daare bad miyaare------------------ it never rains but it pours
khodaa miyaare -------------------------------------------- oh God it does
az dar o divaar vase del mibaare ---------------------- from everywhere misfortune comes
khodaa mibaare --------------------------------------------- oh God it does

zendegi aay zendegi khaste’am khaste’em----------- life, oh life I’m tired
gusheye zendune gham dast o paa baste’am-------- imprisoned by gloom, my hands and feet are fastened