1. My friend mourned for me the day my she-camel faltered,
When my loved ones bid farewell in the evening.

2. After my tears I wept blood for their separation,
No tears remained for me, nor a place for tears.

3. Whenever they ask me to testify to my longing,
My witnesses are four, then four more:

4. Emaciation, humility, yearning and exile,
Passion, sighs, estrangement, and tears.