1. اللَهُ بَيني وَبَينَ مَولاتي

    أَبدَت لِيَ الصَدَّ وَالمَلالاتِ

    God be the judge between me and my lady.

    She has shown me rejection and weariness.

  2. لا تَغفِرُ الذَنبَ إِن أَسَأتُ وَلا

    تَقبَلُ عُذري وَلا مُؤاتاتي

    She forgives no fault if I do wrong, nor

    accepts my excuse or my willingness to oblige.

  3. مَنَحتُها مُهجَتي وَخالِصَتي

    فَكانَ هِجرانُها مُكافاتي

    I gave her my heart’s blood and my purest affection,

    so her desertion was my reward.

  4. هَيَّمَني حُبُّها وَصَيَّرَني

    أُحدوثَةً في جَميعِ جاراتي

    My love for her drove me mad and made me

    the talk of all my female neighbors.