1. لي حَبِيبٌ دَنِفُ القَل

    بِ بهَجري مُستَهامُه

    I have a beloved; sick at heart

    through my estrangement is his lovesick admirer.

  2. من حِمامي مُبتَداهُ

    ومن الزَّهرِ تَمامُه

    His beginning comes from my death,

    and his completion from the blossoms.

  3. عَلويَّ القَلبِ أصبَحتُ

    ولو طالَ غَرامُه

    I have become Alid at heart,

    even if longing for him lasts long.