1. O my confidante, my companion, my torment,
Why have I written you, yet no reply from you,
١. يا خُلَّتي وَصَفِيَّتي وَعَذابي
مالي كَتَبتُ فَلَم تَرُدَّ جَوابي
2. Have you betrayed your promises, or have you met envious foes,
Who rejoice at my estrangement, or are you wearied of my reproaches?
٢. خَنَتِ المَواثِقَ أَم لَقيتِ حَواسِداً
يَهوَيَن هَجري أَم مَلَّلتِ عِتابي