1. قاسَيْتُ بِكَ الغَرامَ والوَجْدَ سِنينْ

    ما بَيْنَ بُكاءٍ وَحَنين وأَنينْ

    For years, because of you, I have endured passion and longing,

    Amid weeping, yearning, and moaning.

  2. أُرْضِيكَ وَمَا تَزْدادُ إِلّا غَضَباً

    اللَّه كما أَبْلى بِكَ القَلْب يُعينْ

    I seek to please you, yet you only grow angrier.

    May God grant aid, just as He afflicted the heart with you.