1. دَعا دَمعَةَ الشَوقِ المُبَرّحِ دَعوَةً

    فَأَقبَلَ لا يَلوي وَلا يَتَرَدَّدُ

    He summoned the tear of agonizing longing with a call,

    and it came, neither turning aside nor hesitating.

  2. دُموعٌ هِيَ الماءُ الزُلالُ وَتَحتَهُ

    تَضَرَّمَ وَجدٌ جَمرُهُ يَتَوَقَّدُ

    Tears—they are pure, sweet water, and beneath it

    passion has flared up, its embers blazing.

  3. دَواءُ فُؤادٍ أَنتَ أَعظَمُ دائِهِ

    لِقاؤُكَ وَالعُذّالُ عَنِّيَ رُقَّدُ

    The cure for a heart whose greatest affliction you are

    is meeting you while the reproachers sleep, away from me.

  4. دَنَوتُ فَكافى بِالدُنُوِّ تَباعُداً

    فَحَتّى مَتى أَدنو إِلَيهِ وَيَبعدُ

    I drew near, and he repaid my approach by drawing away.

    So how long will I draw near to him while he draws away?