1. Be gentle and leave blame,
And help the lover who is infatuated.

2. In Asyut, if you only knew, my beloved,
I abandoned the sweetness of sleep because you are far.

3. I suffered longing for his meeting,
While the schemes of villains thwart his aims.

4. When night falls and my companions sleep,
The fire of memory blazes through my bones.

5. Greetings, oh distant one, greetings
But can a greeting substitute for meeting?