1. إِنَّ في السِجنِ مُستَهاماً أَسيراً

    قَلَّ أَعوانُهُ وَزادَ عَناهُ

    Indeed, in prison is a love-stricken captive.

    His helpers grew few, and his suffering increased.

  2. كُلَّما قَصَّرَ التَباعُدُ فيها

    نالَهُ طالَ في الظَلامِ بُكاهُ

    Whenever separation fell short within it,

    It befell him; his weeping grew long in the darkness.