1. He was distracted from me by the fragrance of meadows,
While my heart remains captive, bound to him.
١. تَشاغَلَ عنِّي بطِيبِ الكَرى
وقَلبي أسيرٌ به مُوثَقُ
2. So my eyes shed no tears to relieve their burning,
Nor does sleep steal upon them.
٢. فلا ماءُ عينيَ من حُرقَةٍ
يَغيضُ ولا نومُها يَطرُقُ
3. As though the dawn itself were held captive, far removed,
With no release or freedom granted it.
٣. كأنَّ الصَّباحَ أسيرٌ نأَى
فليسَ يُفَكُّ ولا يُطلَقُ