1. يَحزُنُني أَن لا أَرى مَن أُحِبُّهُ

    وَأَنَّ مَعي مَن لا أُحِبُّ مُقيمُ

    It saddens me that I do not see the one I love,

    And that someone I do not love stays with me.

  2. أَحِنُّ إِلى بابِ الحَبيبِ وَأَهلِهِ

    وَأُشفِقُ مِن وَجدٍ بِهِ وَأَهيمُ

    I yearn for the beloved’s door and his household,

    And I fear my longing for him, and wander lovesick.

  3. وَإِنّي لَمَشغوفٌ مِنَ الوَجدِ وَالهَوى

    وَشَوقي إِلى وَجهِ الحَبيبِ عَظيمُ

    And I am indeed consumed by longing and passion,

    And my longing for the beloved’s face is great.

  4. وَقَد ضاقَت الدُنيا عَلَيَّ بِرُحبِها

    فَيالَيتَ مَن أَهوى بِذاكَ عَليمُ

    And the world, despite its vastness, has grown narrow around me.

    So, if only the one I love knew of this!