1. إذا جئتُ أشكو ما بقلبي من الأسى

    إلى مؤنسي أبدى القلى وتغضَّبا

    Whenever I come to lament the sorrow in my heart

    To my comforter, he shows aversion and grows angry.

  2. وأظهر لي بعد الوصالِ تجنِّياً

    فأصبرُ خوفاً منهُ أن يتجنَّبا

    And after our union, he reproaches me without cause,

    So I endure, afraid that he will shun me.

  3. وأكتُمُه وجدي وأُجملُ صبوتي

    وأخضع كي يرضى وإن كان مذنبا

    And I hide my passion from him and temper my yearning,

    And humble myself to please him, though he is at fault.

  4. وفي القلبِ نارٌ من تخوُّف غدرِهِ

    تزيدُ على مرّ الليالي تلهُّبا

    And in my heart is a fire born of fear of his betrayal,

    That blazes ever more fiercely as the nights pass.