1. Why is he so melancholy in his silence?
Why has he melted away in his yearnings?
١. ما بالهُ قد لَجَّ في إطْراقِهِ
ما بالُه قد ذابَ من أشواقِهِ
2. It can only be that his beloved
Has turned away, leaning towards other lovers.
٢. ما ذاكَ إلاّ أنّ مَعشوقاً لَهُ
قد مالَ مُنحرِفاً إلى عُشّاقهِ