1. The youth's sorrows have stirred within him,
His eyelids dry although his sleep was sweet.
١. بالحزن هاجت للفتى أحزانه
وجفت لذيذ رقادها أجفانه
2. O neighbors of the district who have departed,
Leaving it lonely without your gazelles at dawn.
٢. يا جارة الحي الذين ترحلوا
سحرا فأوحش ربعهم غزلانه
3. You know the malady within my heart is chronic,
For today when you left you took its remedy.
٣. تعلمين لداء قلبي أسيا
فاليوم حين ترحلوا بحرانه
4. Love held back blame above patience,
Until hiding it harmed his body.
٤. كتم الهوى فوق العذول ولومه
حتى أضر بجسمه كتمانه