1. أَصبَحتُ في هَمٍ وَفي كَربِ

    مُتَيَّماً مُستَلَبِ القَلبِ

    I am now in grief and anguish,

    Enslaved by love, robbed of my heart.

  2. أَورَثَني الحُبُّ جَوىً داخِلاً

    أَستَنصِر اللَهُ عَلى الحُبِّ

    Love has bequeathed me a burning sorrow within;

    I seek God's aid against love.

  3. سَلَّطَتِ الحُزنَ بِإِعراضِها

    ظَلومُ فَاِستَولَت عَلى لُبّي

    She unleashed sorrow by turning away—

    Zalum—and so she gained mastery over my mind.