1. كثر النهار أشتاق و إنتي بعيده

    الين أشوفك كثر ما تنبت أشجار

    I yearn for you as much as the day is long, while you are far away,

    Until I see you—with longing as abundant as sprouting trees.

  2. ومثل الرمال أحس روحي وحيده

    الي أجدبت عامين ما طاحت أمطار

    And like the sands, I feel my soul is lonely,

    Sands that have lain barren for two years, with no rain falling.

  3. طال السهر والليل ينزف وريده

    في صدري اهموم وهواجيس وأسرار

    Sleeplessness has dragged on, and the night's vein bleeds.

    In my chest are worries, anxious thoughts, and secrets.

  4. كل الحروف المبطية والجديده

    تطري علي لاشك في شوقي احتار

    All the letters, old and new,

    Come to mind, yet in my longing I am bewildered.

  5. قبل الورق وانتي فـ بالي قصيده

    وبعد الورق ضيعت أنا كل الأشعار

    Before writing on paper, you were a poem in my mind;

    And after writing on paper, I lost all poetry.