1. زَعَموا لي أَنَّها صارَت تُحَمُّ

    اِبتَلى اللَهُ بِهَذا مَن زَعَم

    They claimed to me that she had come down with a fever.

    May God afflict whoever said so with the same illness.

  2. اِشتَكَت أَكمَلَ ما كانَت كَما

    يُكسَفُ البَدرُ إِذا ما قيلَ تَمّ

    She fell ill at the height of her perfection, just as

    The full moon is eclipsed when it is said to be full.

  3. لَيتَ بي شَكواكِ يا سَيِّدَتي

    وَلَكِ الأَجرُ وَإِن طالَ السَقَم

    If only your illness were mine, my lady,

    And yours the reward, even if the sickness lingers.