أراكم فأعرض عنكم وبي

أراكم فأعرض عنكم وبي

من الشوق ما بعضُه قاتلُ

من الشوق ما بعضُه قاتلُ

I see you, then turn away from you, though within me

I see you all, so I turn away,

is a longing of which even a part is deadly.

And in me is a longing, part of which is fatal,

وما بي ملالٌ ولا جفوةٌ

وما بي ملالٌ ولا جفوةٌ

ولكنني عاشقٌ عاقلُ

ولكنني عاشقٌ عاقلُ

And I feel neither weariness nor coldness,

I have no boredom or disdain,

but I am a sensible lover.

But I am a rational lover.