1. يَا ذَا الَّذي نَامَ عَنْ جُفُوني

    وَنَبَّهَ الوَجْدَ والجَوَى لِي

    O you who slept, heedless of my eyelids,

    And awakened passion and love's anguish in me.

  2. جَفْنِي خَراجِيُّهُ دُمُوعٌ

    شَوْقاً إلى وَجْهِكَ الهِلالِي

    My eyelid's tribute is tears,

    Out of longing for your crescent-like face.