1. أَسلَمتِني لأَذى الصُدودِ وَنِمتِ عَن

    سَهَري وَلَيلي فيكِ لَيلُ سَليمِ

    You abandoned me to the pain of rejection, and slept, heedless of

    my sleeplessness; and my night, because of you, is a snakebitten man's night.

  2. نَدَمي نَديمي وَالفِراقُ مُرافِقي

    وَالسُقمُ قِسمي وَالغَرامُ غَريمي

    My regret is my boon companion, and separation my companion.

    And sickness is my lot, and passion my creditor.

  3. وَإِذا شَدا الشادي فَأَطرَبَ شَدوُهُ

    عِندي فَوَجدي مُقعِدي وَمُقيمي

    And when the singer sings and his song brings delight

    in my presence, my yearning makes me sit and rise.

  4. تُمسينَ مِن أَلَمِ الفِراقِ سَليمَةً

    يا هَذِهِ وَأَبِيتُ غَيرَ سَليمِ

    You pass the evening untouched by the pain of separation,

    O you, while I spend the night unwell.