1. Ah, how you yearn, Ahmad, mourning days gone by
Yet no friend can ever hope to match the one you cry for
١. أَحمَدُ لا تَكسُ اَبا أَحمَدٍ
حُبّاً فَما يُشبِهُ أَحبابَك
2. If he should come to call, just send him on his way
For he who leaves can never linger by your door
٢. وَاِطرُدهُ عَن بابِك إِن جاءَهُ
فَإِنَّهُ أَدبَرُ مِن بابَك