1. Seven days have passed, O my beloved,
since I saw your moonlike face.
١. سَبْعٌ لِيَ اليَوْمَ أيا بُغْيَتي
لَم يَبْدُ لي مَنْظَرُكَ الأقْمَرُ
2. What wrong have I done, that you shun me so cruelly,
that tears of anguish flow down my cheeks?
٢. ماذا الجفاءُ اللهَ في مُغْرَمٍ
أدْمُعُهُ مِنْ لَوْعَةٍ تَقْطُرُ
3. The moon appears from afar,
while you are near, yet remain hidden from me.
٣. أيَظْهَرُ البَدْرُ عَلى بُعْدِهِ
وأنتَ بالقُرْبِ ولا تَظْهَرُ