1. بَكَت عَيني لِأَنواعٍ

    مِن أَحزانٍ وَأَوجاعِ

    My eye wept over various kinds

    of sorrows and pains.

  2. وَإِنّي كُلَّ يَومٍ عِن

    دَكُم يَحظى بِيَ الساعي

    And indeed, every day, in

    your presence, the tale-bearer wins favor at my expense.

  3. أَعيشُ الدَهرَ إِن عِشتُ

    بِقَلبٍ مِنكِ مُرتاعِ

    I live out my days, if I live,

    with a heart in dread of you.

  4. وإِن حَلَّ بِيَ البُعدُ

    سَيَنعاني لَكِ الناعي

    And if separation befalls me,

    the death-herald will bring you news of my death.