1. وَقُلتُ عَساها إِن مَرَضتُ تَعودُني

    فَأَحبَبتُ لَو أَنّي غَدَوتُ مَريضا

    And I said, perhaps if I fell ill, she would visit me.

    So I wished that I might become ill.

  2. وَزِدتُ اِتِّساعاً في المَكارِمِ وَالعُلا

    لِيُصبِحَ جاهي عِندَهُنَّ عَريضا

    And I grew ever greater in noble deeds and glory,

    So that my standing with them might be broad.