1. Your absence was the first of my tears' reign
And the last of my eyes finding rest
١. فِراقُكِ كانَ أَوَّلَ عَهدِ دَمعي
وَآخِرَ عَهدِ عَيني بِالرُقادِ
2. Thus, never did I weep as I weep over you
Nor find such an ill-fated journey
٢. فَلَم أَرَ مِثلَ ما سالَت دُموعي
وَما راحَت بِهِ مِن سوءِ زادِ
3. I spend my nights restless, anxious, awake
Seeking with tears to unburden my heart
٣. أَبيتُ مُسَهَّداً قَلِقاً وِسادي
أُخَفِّفُ بالدُموعِ عَنِ الفُؤادِ