I dwelt in a foreign place far from my homeland
It became like a prison to me in the nights
Longing enveloped my body
My beloved countryman
Oh my countryman; what a pity, my countryman
I missed my hometown
My mother and father in one way
[And in another way entirely] I missed my beloved
I could not go when my mother was ill
I did not appreciate her value
I could not see her at her last breath
I burned with bitter regret, my countryman