1. My heart is preoccupied with you all my life
While you are indifferent like the uncaring ones
١. فؤادِيَ مشغولٌ بك العمرَ كلَّه
وأنتَ كما يهوى الخَلِيُّون فارغُ
2. And if I stay in the abode of love amidst its ruins
You are absent from the abode of youth
٢. وإنْ أكُ في دار الهوى وسْطَ عَقْرِها
فإنّك عن دار الصّبابةِ رائغُ
3. You distanced yourself from me after you possessed me
So no more, you did not reach the depths of my heart
٣. تباعدتَ عنّي بعد أن قد مَلَكْتَنِي
فألّا ولم تبلغ بقلبي المبالغُ
4. You were created with a heart that has no affection
While my heart was molded for affection by a molder
٤. خُلِقتَ بقلبٍ لم تجُزْ فيه صَبوَةٌ
وقد صاغ قلبي للصّبابة صائغُ