1. To my two friends in Beirut I send
Greetings, and to the third, Salah,
١. إِلى العُمرَيْنِ فِي بَيْرُوتَ أُهْدِي
تَحِيَّاتِي وثَالِثُهُمْ صَلاَحْ
2. I ask how are you all
For I miss you and yearn to see you
٢. وَأَسْأَلُ كَيْفَ حَالُكُمُ جَمِيعاً
فَإِنِّي فِي اشْتِيَاقٍ وَالتِيَاحْ
3. I have been away from you for so long
And by my bad luck, I ache
٣. أَطَلْتُ البُعْدَ عَنْكُمْ غَيْرُ قَالٍ
وَكُنْتُ لِسُوءِ حَظِّي جَدُ لاَحْ
4. In my exile there is nothing but arrows
And in my heart only wounds
٤. فَمَا فِي غُرْبَتِي إِلاَّ سِهَامٌ
وَمَا فِي مُهْجَتِي غَيرُ الجِرَاحْ