1. لَقَلبي لِبُعدك عَنّي عَليلُ

    فَشَوقي صَحيحٌ وَجِسمي عَليلُ

    Indeed, my heart is ailing because you are far from me.

    For my longing is sound, and my body is ailing.

  2. وَوُدّي عَلى حسب ما تَعلَمينَ

    تَزولُ الجِبالُ وَما إِن يَزولُ

    And my love is just as you know:

    Mountains vanish, but it never does.

  3. فَلا تَستَحيلي لِبُعد الديار

    فَإِنّي مَعَ البُعد لا أَستَحيلُ

    So do not change because our homes are far apart,

    For, despite the distance, I do not change.