1. I say to Asma, complaining, yet I see no
Sign that anything has changed, to my dismay
١. أَقولُ لِأَسماءَ اِشتِكاءً وَلا أُرى
عَلى إِثرِ شَيءٍ قَد تَفاوَتَ مُجزَعا
2. Don't you know, O Asma, that I am angry
With all people, were they gathered today
٢. أَلَم تَعلَمي يا أَسمَ أَنّي مُغاضِبٌ
أَحَبَّ جَميعِ الناسِ لَو جُمِّعوا مَعا
3. The nights since you abandoned me are long
And once short, before we grew apart
٣. وَأَنَّ اللَيالي طُلنَ مُنذُ هَجَرتِني
وَكُنَّ قِصاراً قَبلَ أَن نَتَصَدَّعا
4. Since we became estranged, I remain as though
I shared my bed with tribulation and smart
٤. وَأَن لَم نَزَل مُنذُ اِهتَجَرنا كَأَنَّني
مُعادٍ فِراشي ما أُلايِمُ مَضجَعا