1. ما يومُ بَيْنِ الحبيب بالسَّعْدِ

    ولا مُحِبٌّ عليه بالجَلْدِ

    The day of parting from the beloved is no happy day,

    Nor is any lover steadfast in bearing it.

  2. لو كنت يوم الفراق حاضرنا

    وهن يطفئن غُلَّة الوجْدِ

    Had you been with us on the day of parting,

    While they quenched the burning thirst of longing,

  3. لم تر إلا دموع باكيةٍ

    تَقْطُرُ من مقْلةٍ على خدِّ

    You would have seen only a weeping woman's tears,

    Dripping from an eye onto a cheek,

  4. كأَنَّ تلك الدموع قطرُ ندى

    يقْطُر من نرجسٍ على وردِ

    As though those tears were drops of dew,

    Dripping from narcissus onto roses.