1. شَوقي إِلَيك كَثير لَيس يَحصره

    مَن كانَ يَكتُب في الأَوراق بِالقَلَم

    My longing for you is great; it cannot be contained

    By anyone who writes on sheets of paper with a pen.

  2. وَالنَوم فارَقَ عَيني بَعدَ فرقتكم

    وَالود باقٍ عَلى ما كانَ مِن قدم

    And sleep has left my eye since parting from you.

    And affection remains as it was of old.

  3. وَالقَلب في لَوعة مِما أَكابده

    وَالمَجد في مُهجَتي كَالنار في علم

    And the heart is in anguish from what I endure.

    And glory in my heart is like fire upon a mountain.