1. I closed my eyelids to sleep, but they would not close
I spent the night awake while tears ran down my cheek

2. One with a restless eye finds no rest
How can one know the taste of comfort when sleep is scarce?

3. Mohammed and Ali tore up my liver
When I remember them, my tears begin to flow

4. Since we parted, a sadness has gripped my heart
I had not feared this before we went separate ways

5. My tender heart is scorched on all sides
By the fires of passion until it almost burnt away

6. I wish I could make the pilgrimage to be near them
But not all our hearts’ desires come to pass

7. Let none wonder at my distress and turmoil
For one who yearns for loved ones knows no peace