1. وَمَريضة تَشكو إِلي بِمُقلة

    من نَرجس تَجري عَلى بَلور

    And an ailing woman laments to me with an eye

    Of narcissus, its tears streaming over crystal.

  2. عانَقتها وَبَكيت مِن جَزعي لَها

    وَبَقيت مَدهوشاً بِغَير شُعور

    I embraced her and wept in anguish for her,

    And remained dazed, without awareness.

  3. أفديك يا روحي بِروحي وَالحشا

    وَبِناظِري وَبِقَلبي المَكسور

    I would ransom you, O my soul, with my soul and my innermost being,

    And with my eye and with my broken heart.

  4. استودع اللَه الحَفيظ حَبيبتي

    وَمَحل أَفراحي وَبَدر سُروري

    I entrust my beloved to God, the Preserver,

    And the abode of my joys and the full moon of my delight.