1. Lonely and untouched in the abode of estrangement
Yet he is of those who yearn, a stranger
١. وَمُستَوحِشٍ لَم يُمسِ في دارِ غُربَةٍ
وَلَكِنَّهُ مِمَّن يَوَدُّ غَريبُ
2. When he tries to conceal his love, his tears flow
Alas for the sorrowful one, abandoned by his healer
٢. إِذا رامَ كِتمانَ الهَوى نَمَّ دَمعُهُ
فَآهٍ لِمَحزونٍ جَفاهُ طَبيبُ
3. O home that I do not visit
To avoid you is my sin against you
٣. أَلا أَيُّها البَيتُ الَّذي لا أَزورُهُ
وَهُجرانُهُ مِنّي إِلَيكِ ذُنوبُ
4. I left you longing and visited fearing
And against me time remains your watcher in you
٤. هَجَرتُكِ مُشتاقاً وَزُرتُكِ خائِفاً
وَمِنّي عَلَيَّ الدَهرَ فيكِ رَقيبُ
5. Peace upon the house that I do not visit
Even if one dear to me resides in it
٥. سَلامٌ عَلى الدارِ الَّتي لا أَزورُها
وَإِن حَلَّها شَخصٌ إِلَيَّ حَبيبُ