1. غِبتُم فَأَوحَشتُمُ مُذ غِبتُمُ الدارا

    فَشَوقُنا واقِعٌ وَالصَبرُ قَد طارا

    You have gone, and since you left, you have made the house desolate.

    So our longing remains, and patience has flown away.

  2. اللَهُ يَعلَمُ أَنّي بَعدكُم قَلِقٌ

    أَسُحُّ دَمعاً عَلى الخَدَّينِ مِدرارا

    God knows that I am restless in your absence;

    I pour tears in torrents down both cheeks.

  3. لَو أَنَّ نارَ اِشتِياقي بَعدَ بُعدِكُم

    دَنَت مِنَ النارِ كادَت تُحرِقُ النارا

    If the fire of my longing, since your departure,

    Drew near to fire, it would almost burn the fire itself.