1. بِأَبي غَزالٌ نامَ عَن وَصبي بِهِ

    وَمُراقُ دَمعي بِالنَوى وَصَبيبِهِ

    May my father be ransom for a gazelle who sleeps, heedless of my suffering for him,

    And of my tears shed through separation and their streaming.

  2. يا لَيتَهُ يَرثي عَلى وَلَهي بِهِ

    لِغَرامِ قَلبي في الهَوى وَلَهيبِهِ

    Oh, would that he took pity on my lovesick yearning for him,

    On my heart’s ardor in love and its flame.