1. The poet and misery were created together
For they are two companions who never parted

2. Life passed by and you did not take me as a friend
Among my peers, neither intimate nor companion

3. I am in the universe, miserable and lost
I see no light and find no path

4. I am a bird that did not sing, so listen
To its lament in the darkness, its wailing and weeping

5. I am a strange human, whose affair
Is to drink poison and avoid the chain

6. I am a free, soaring soul
Who settled unwillingly in the shelters

7. The world smiles then weeps bitterly
And whispers to its generations, one after another

8. I shared in the sorrow of those who tasted anguish
And refused when companionship bid its farewell

9. Blessed is love and how just it is
It ruled the soul and did not forget humanity

10. It flowed in the universe until it left
No closed hearts in people's souls

11. It is a serene sorrow in bliss
And if you taste delight in misery

12. O wave, greetings, this is how
The morning sends its greetings with the wave

13. I am wronged, so who is this
That will lift the veil and darkness from me?

14. Time passed me by and blinded my eyes
After embedding its arrows in my heart

15. Neither sickness nor passion changed me
If it changed me, it was my face and body

16. Bring me news of the era when
Its nights' lips had a smile

17. I see no wonder, after twenty years gone by
If the heart returns to its passion

18. The memory of Damascus quenched it
With pure wine, and its clouds saluted it

19. Do not blame it when passion describes it
Damascus is the cheek of time

20. How could I not fulfill the yearning of sorrow
When against my will I parted from Juluq

21. Juluq said: And who informed her
That I live until the day we meet again

22. Bloom, flowers of my fresh poetry
I have placed them before you

23. And forgive me as I weep and shed
A pure teardrop from your eyes

24. I wandered in love until its hidden secret appeared
Concealed in my eyes

25. An irresistible force pulls me
Wherever I head compelled toward you

26. This wave fled after it
Kissed your foot secretly

27. Do not blame it, for in a kiss
No sin tainted it or you

28. And the morning breeze, how happy it is
When you quench it thirstily with your lips

29. Alas your braids shook with love
When they sensed the fragrance from your cheeks

30. All in the universe love you, so does
The bracelet adore your wrist?

31. In your breasts is a beautiful fragrance
Unclasp it, this fragrance

32. And remember the poet and misery together
For they are two companions who never parted