1. O Reem, bring the ink and pen
I will write my longing for the one who wronged
١. يا ريمُ هاتِ الدَواةَ وَالقَلَما
أَكتُبُ شَوقي إِلى الَّذي ظَلَما
2. Angry, though his approval would make me happy, even if
He asked what you were angry about, he would not know
٢. غَضبانَ قَد عَزَّني رِضاهُ وَلَو
يَسأَلُ مِمّا غَضِبتَ ما عَلِما
3. For his lover cannot detach from him
Among many excuses for what he did not commit
٣. فَلَيسَ يَنفَكُّ مِنهُ عاشِقُهُ
في جَمعِ عُذرٍ لِغَيرِ ما اِجتَرَما
4. I stay awake remembering him
Until when I sleep I dream of him
٤. أَظَلُّ يَقظانَ مِن تَذَكُّرِهِ
حَتّى إِذا نِمتُ كانَ لي حُلُما
5. I clung to one who came and went
Of past and gone people, not regretting
٥. عَلِقتُ مَن أَتى عَلى أَنفَسِ ال
ماضينَ وَالغابِرينَ ما نَدِما
6. If his eyes looked upon a stone
His indifference would make it sick
٦. لَو نَظَرَت عَينُهُ إِلى حَجَرٍ
وَلَّدَ فيهِ فُتورُها سَقَما