قلت مذ سل فؤادي

قلت مذ سل فؤادي

وانثنى عني وولى

وانثنى عني وولى

I said, when he plucked out my heart

I said, since my heart was stolen,

And turned away from me and departed:

And turned away from me and departed,

يا رشيق القد رفقاً

يا رشيق القد رفقاً

بمحبّ مات سلا

بمحبّ مات سلا

O slender-figured one, be gentle

O slender of body, gently, gently,

With a lover who died of consumption.

With a lover who died of yearning.