1. Where can I find tears to extinguish my passion?
My eyes never weary of shedding their tears.
١. أين لي عبرةٌ فأطفئ وجدا
إن عيني لم تأل في الدمع جهدا
2. Although they have wept blood and tears,
With which they have ulcerated my eyelids and cheeks.
٢. حسبها إن بكت دماً ودموعاً
بهما أقرحت جفوناً وخدا
3. I have mingled my tears with my pains,
Like the pouring of rain on a sickly invalid.
٣. مزجت ذا بذا كما مزج الشو
قُ بِحر الغليلِ سقماً وسهدا
4. These tears are because of what I have seen, so taste them,
And have patience, O my heart, though far off.
٤. عين هذا مما رأيت فذوقي
واصبري للذي جنيب فبعدا