1. رِدُوا مِن جُفونِ العَينِ فَيضَ حَيا السُحبِ

    وَدونَكُمُ فَاِستَوقِدوا النارَ مِن قَلبي

    Come drink from my eyelids the clouds' overflowing rain;

    And here you are—kindle fire from my heart.

  2. حَنَيتُم ضُلوعي بِالفِراقِ عَلى الجَوى

    وَغادَرتُمُ قَلبي جَنيباً مَعَ الرَكبِ

    Through parting, you bent my ribs around burning grief,

    And left my heart a led mount with the caravan.

  3. وَبي غُلَّة لَو تَعلَمونَ إِلَيكُمُ

    كَغُلَّةِ ظَمآنٍ إِلى البارِدِ العَذبِ

    Within me is a burning thirst for you, if you but knew,

    Like a thirsty person's thirst for cool, sweet water.

  4. فَطَرفي وَنَومي بَعدَكُم ما تَآلَفا

    وَهَل يوجَدُ الإيلافَ مَع شِدَّةِ الحَربِ

    So my eye and my sleep, since you left, have found no accord;

    And can harmony be found amid the fierceness of war?

  5. وَتَوقٌ وَلَكِن عوجِلَ القُربُ بِالنَوى

    فَفاجَأتُ بِالتَوديعِ تَسليمَةَ القُربِ

    And longing—yet separation abruptly overtook reunion;

    So I answered reunion's greeting with a sudden farewell.

  6. وَما أَنسَ لا أَنسَ اِعتِناقَكَ ساعَةَ ال

    قُدومِ كَإِلصاقِ الصَبابَةِ بِالصَبِّ

    And whatever I forget, I will not forget your embrace at the hour of the

    arrival, like joining passion to the lovelorn.

  7. فَإِن كُنتُم بِالوَصلِ عَنّي بَخِلتُمُ

    فَجودوا بِكُتبٍ لا أَقَلَّ مِنَ الكُتبِ

    So if you have withheld union from me,

    Then be generous with letters—letters, at the very least.

  8. إِذا هَبَّ مُعتَلُّ النَسيمِ بِسحرَةٍ

    أُنادي مِنَ الشَوقِ المُبَرِّحِ وَا كرَبي

    When the languid breeze blows before dawn,

    I cry out in agonizing longing: 'Oh, my anguish!'

  9. أَطَلتُم عَذابي بِالقَطيعَةِ عامِداً

    فَبِاللَهِ لِم عاقَبتُموني بِلا ذَنبِ

    You have deliberately prolonged my torment through estrangement;

    So, by God, why have you punished me for no offense?

  10. ظَلَمتُم مُحِبّاً ما يُحِبُّ سِواكُمُ

    وَلَيسَ لَهُ ذَنبٌ إِلَيكُم سِوى الحُبِّ

    You have wronged a lover who loves no one but you,

    And his only offense against you is love.