1. If the lover has little money,
His days are but nights.
١. إذا كان المحبُّ قليلَ مالٍ
فما أيامُهُ إلا ليالِ
2. The poor man has become cheap in the wilderness,
And it occurs to no soul.
٢. لقدْ هانَ المقلُّ على البرايا
فلمْ يخطرْ لمخلوقٍ ببالِ
3. And he becomes a stranger among his family,
With long estrangement, where affection is cut off.
٣. وأصبحَ بينَ أهليهِ غريباً
طويلَ الهجرِ منبتَّ الحبال