1. يا مَليحاً لِيَ مِنهُ

    شُهرَةٌ بَينَ البَرايا

    O lovely one, through whom I have

    renown among humankind,

  2. غِبتَ عَنّي وَجَرَت بَع

    دَكَ وَاللَهِ قَضايا

    You went away from me, and after

    you, by God, much came to pass.

  3. سَوفَ تَلقى لَكَ في قَل

    بي إِذا جِئتَ حَنايا

    You will find for yourself within my

    heart, when you come, its innermost folds.

  4. وَلَقَد جُرِّعتُ مِن بَع

    دِكَ كاساتِ المَنايا

    And I was indeed made to drink, after

    you, the cups of death.

  5. وَلَئِن مُتُّ سَتَبقى

    لَكَ في قَلبي بَقايا

    And even if I die, there will remain

    traces of you within my heart.