1. I cried tears until they were gone
Then I cried blood in their stead
١. بَكَيتُ الدُموعَ فَلَمّا اِنقَضَت
بَكَيتُ الدِماءَ بِها مُعوِلا
2. I exhausted my tears with much weeping
Yet my eyes cannot neglect their duty
٢. فَأَفنَيتُ دَمعي بِطولِ البُكا
فَما تَقدِرُ العَينُ أَن تَهمُلا
3. As if heartbreak could find no other
In which to make its dwelling
٣. كَأَنَّ الهَوى لَم يَجِد لِلبَلا
ءِ في صَدرِ غَيري لَهُ مَدَخَلا
4. I will make my eyes rain if they hold back
For my cure is that they flow
٤. سَأَستَمطِرُ العَينَ إِن أَمسَكَت
فَإِنَّ شِفائي أَن تُسبِلا