1. I complained to her the day I said farewell and departed
Yet I found with her more than I had with me
١. شَكَوتُ إِلَيها يَومَ وَدَّعَها وَجدي
فَأَلفَيتُ مِنهُ عِندَها فَوقَ ما عِندي
2. And her eyelids did not cease shedding their tears
On her cheek again and again, and on my cheek
٢. وَما زالَتِ الأَجفانُ تَنثُرُ دَمعَها
عَلى خَدِّها طَوراً وَطَوراً عَلى خَدّي
3. And were it not for the anguish of longing, her gaze
Would not have shed the dew of roses on the rose
٣. فَلَولا غَليلُ الشَوقِ ما كانَ طَرفُها
لِيَنضَحَ ماءَ الوَردِ مِنهُ عَلى الوَردِ