1. O you who tended to my covenant and the dwellers of meadows,
And a time of separation that has passed.
١. يا سقى عَهدي وَسُكّان الغَضا
وَزَماناً بِالتَصابي قَد مَضى
2. Look upon me, turns of fate,
Whenever I said passion left me, it increased -
٢. فَاِنظُروا فيَّ تَصاريف القَضا
كلَّما قُلت الهَوى مِنّي اِنقَضى
3. Adding sweetness to meanings, my longing grew.
Woe my heart from pains of love!
٣. زادَ في حُلو المَعاني شَجني
وَيح قَلبي مِن تَباريح الجَوى
4. And from ardor in the abodes of passion,
I am one whose habit is to reject parity.
٤. وَمِن الوَجد بِبانات اللوى
أَنا صَبٌّ دَأبه رَفض السوى
5. So witness that my passion is abundant,
Except that I am a slave of love for the beautiful.
٥. فَاِشهدوا أَنّي يَزيديُّ الهَوى
غَير أَنّي عَبد حُبّ الحسنِ