1. I would ransom you with wealth, family, and loved ones
And you lived, delight of my eye, unique with no equal
١. فَدَيتُكَ بِالأَموالِ وَالآلِ وَالأَهلِ
وَعِشتَ قَريرَ العَينِ فَرداً بِلا مِثلِ
2. You recalled longing, then after it
Came estrangement, and you replaced unity with separation
٢. ذَكَرتَ اِشتياقاً ثُمَّ أَعقَبتَ بَعدَهُ
بِعاداً وَأَبدَلتَ القَطيعَةَ بِالوَصلِ
3. So are you one whose heart claims yearning
And makes excuses for not visiting, with preoccupation?
٣. فَهَل أَنتَ مِمَّن يَدّعي الشَوقَ قَلبُهُ
وَيَحتَجّ في تَركِ الزيارَةِ بِالشغلِ