1. لَكَ عِلمٌ بِعَبرَتي وَاِشتِياقي

    وَالَّذي بي مِن لَوعَةٍ وَاِحتِراقِ

    You know of my tears and my longing,

    and of the anguish and burning within me.

  2. وَلَكَ الظَرفُ وَالمَلاحَةُ وَالحُس

    نُ وَطيبُ الأَردانِ وَالأَخلاقِ

    And yours are elegance, charm, and beauty,

    and the sweetness of your sleeves and character.

  3. وَقَبيحٌ بِأَن تُعَرِّضَ جِسمي

    ما أَرى مِن مَصارِعِ العُشّاقِ

    And it is shameful that you expose my body

    to the deaths I see lovers suffer.

  4. فَعَلامَ الصُدودُ في غَيرِ جُرمٍ

    وَالصُدودُ الفِراقُ قَبلَ الفِراقِ

    Why, then, this coldness, when I have done no wrong?

    For coldness is parting before parting.