1. بأبي غَزالٌ نام عن وَصبَي بهِ

    ومُراقِ دمعي بالنَّوى وصَبِيبِهِ

    May my father be ransom for a gazelle who slept, heedless of my anguish for him,

    and of my tears shed in separation and their streaming.

  2. يا ليتَهُ يَرْثي على وَلَهي بهِ

    لغرامِ قلبي في الهَوى ولَهيبِهِ

    Ah, would that he took pity on my yearning for him,

    on my heart's torment in love and its blaze.