1. أَيَا عَقِدات الرَّمْلِ مِنْ أَرْضِ كُوفَنٍ

    سَقَاكُنَّ رَجَّافُ العَشِّي هَتونُ

    O knolls of sand in the land of Kufan,

    may a thundering evening cloud shower you with abundant rain.

  2. أُذيلُ لذكْراكُنَّ دَمْعِي وفي الحَشَى

    هَوىً لِسَيالاتٍ بِكُنَّ مَصونُ

    I shed my tears in remembrance of you, and within my breast

    love for the acacias among you lies cherished.

  3. إِذَا حَدَّثَ الرُّكْبانُ عَنْكُنَّ هَيَّجُوا

    تَباريحَ وَجْدٍ والحَديثُ شُجونُ

    When the riders speak of you, they stir

    the torments of longing—and talk has many branches.

  4. فَجُنَّ بِكُنَّ اللُّبُّ مِنّي عَلى النَّوى

    وَمَا بِيَ لولا حُبُّكنَّ جُنُونُ

    So my mind went mad for you despite the distance,

    yet, but for love of you, no madness would afflict me.