1. The beloved pained me at nightfall
And passed the night estranged from me

2. I awoke in fright from a dream-filled sleep
And recalled the adversity that plagued me

3. Rumaylah came visiting in the company of friends
With whom I feigned affection at her threshold

4. Feigned, by my life - the memory soothed my heart
The pool grew still, no longer a raging sea

5. I who dwell in Mecca, my abode,
Am enamored of her, she captivated my heart

6. I remember still and have not forgotten her words
When we parted, she deserted me, my love

7. At our separation, grief showed itself to us
Yet in that is my finest agony

8. Rumaylah said when I came to bid farewell
Unjustly, without fault or crime

9. "This one who turned away and journeyed off
And bought from us distance in place of nearness"

10. I answered her, with copious tears flowing from me
Pouring down while my weeping poured forth

11. "I have asked about women other than you
And shunned them - for your love is my delight"