1. عَذيري مِن خَليلٍ يَستَطيلُ

    يَميلُ مَعَ الزَمانِ كَما يَميلُ

    Who will defend me against an overbearing friend,

    Who sways with time as time itself sways,

  2. وَيَرضى أَن تَضيعَ سُدىً حُقوقي

    وَباعي في الهَوى باعٌ طَويلُ

    And is content to let my rights be lost in vain,

    Though my reach in love is long?

  3. أَشَمساً أَشرَقَت مِن عَبدِ شَمسٍ

    أَما لَكَ في سِوى قَلبي أُفولُ

    O sun that rose from Abd Shams,

    Have you no setting anywhere but in my heart?

  4. أَما يُمحى عِتابُكَ كُلَّ يَومٍ

    أَما يُرجى إِلى وَصلٍ وُصولُ

    Is your reproach not erased each day?

    Is there no hope of reaching union?

  5. وَلَو أَجِدُ السَبيلَ لَطِرتُ وَجداً

    وَلَكِن ما إِلى هَذا سَبيلُ

    And if I could find the way, I would fly with longing,

    But there is no way to do so.

  6. كِتابي عَن وِدادِكَ لا يَزولُ

    وَعَهدي مِثلَ عَهدِكَ لا يَحولُ

    My letter never strays from affection for you,

    And my pledge, like yours, does not change.