1. كتبتُ ودمعي بلَّلَ الركبَ قطرُهُ

    وأجرى به بين الخيام السواقيا

    I wrote while the drops of my tears drenched the caravan

    and sent rivulets flowing through it among the tents,

  2. حنيناً لمولى أتلف المالَ جودُهُ

    ولكنه قد خلّد الفخر باقيا

    yearning for a lord whose generosity exhausted his wealth,

    yet it has made his glory endure forever.

  3. وما عشتُ بعد البين إلا لأنني

    أرجّي بفضل الله منه التلاقيا

    And I have lived on after parting only because

    I hope, by God's grace, for reunion with him.