1. لَمّا تَغَيَّبَت عَن عُيوني وَما دَرى

    حالَ الشَجيِّ بِبُعدِهِ مُتَكَدِّرا

    When the beloved vanished from my sight, unaware

    of how his absence had left the grieving lover distraught,

  2. نادَيتُهُ وَالدَمعُ مِني تَفَجَّرا

    يا مَن لَهُ حُسنٌ يَفوقُ بِهِ الوَرى

    I called to him as tears gushed from me:

    O you whose beauty surpasses all mankind,

  3. صِل هائِماً قَد ظَلَّ فيك مُحَيَّرا

    وَاِرحِم عُبَيدَكَ قَد أَضَرَّ بِهِ العَنا

    Grant union to a lovesick wanderer left bewildered by you,

    And pity your humble servant, whom suffering has harmed.

  4. رُحماكَ رُحماكَ الكَئيبَ فَقَد فَنى

    فاِشفَق عَلَيهِ بِلَحظِكَ وَالمُنحَنى

    Your mercy, your mercy upon the sorrowful one—for he has wasted away.

    So pity him with your glance and your curved form,

  5. وَاِمنُن عَلَيهِ بِقُبلَة تُبري الضَنى

    إِن كُنتَ تَطمَعُ في الهَوى أَن تُؤَجَرا

    And favor him with a kiss that cures his wasting sickness,

    If you hope to be rewarded in love.