1. No sleep, and no waking,
His night is eternal with no dawning,
١. لا منامٌ له ولا إسفارُ
ليلهُ سرمدٌ وليسَ نهارُ
2. Since dawn has turned away from visiting him,
Dawn does not visit those who are not visited,
٢. صدَّ عنهُ الصباحُ مذ صدَّ عنهُ
لا يزورُ الصباحُ مَن لا يُزارُ
3. A year of union is a night of separation,
Would that I had died while nights were still short,
٣. سنةٌ في الوصالِ ليلةُ هجرٍ
ليتَني متُّ والليالي قصارُ
4. My tears revealed what my heart had concealed,
And secrets remain with my weeping.
٤. صرَّحَ الدمعُ بالذي كتمَ القل
بُ ويبقى مع البكا أسرارُ