1. يا سعد عساك تطرق الحي عساك

    قصداً فإذا رأيت مَن حلَّ هناك

    O Saʿd, may you visit the encampment by night—may you—

    on purpose; then, if you see the one who dwells there,

  2. قل صبّك ما زال به الوجد الى

    ان مات غراماً أحسن الله عزاك

    say: “Longing never left your lover until

    he died of love. May God comfort you in your loss.”