ما إن رأَى رُوحي تَحِنُّ لِقُرْبِهِ

ما إن رأَى رُوحي تَحِنُّ لِقُرْبِهِ

حَتَّى تَعَجَّل بِالبُعادِ فِراقَهَا

حَتَّى تَعَجَّل بِالبُعادِ فِراقَهَا

No sooner had he seen my soul yearning to be near him

Than he hastened to part from it by drawing far away.

تَاللَّهِ ما نَظرتْ عُيوني مُذْ نَأَى

تَاللَّهِ ما نَظرتْ عُيوني مُذْ نَأَى

أَبداً سِواهُ مِنَ الأَنَامِ فَراقَها

أَبداً سِواهُ مِنَ الأَنَامِ فَراقَها

By God, since he went away, my eyes have never gazed

Upon anyone else among humankind who delighted them.