1. أَقسَمتُ يا لائِمي فيمَن بُليتُ بِهِ

    وَقَد تَحَكَّم في هَجري وَإِبعادي

    I swore, O my reproacher, concerning the one with whom I am afflicted—

    who has had his way in forsaking me and keeping me away—

  2. لَو أَنَهُ كُلَّما سافَرتُ وَدَّعَني

    بِقُبلَةٍ لَم أَزَل في الرائِحِ الغادي

    that if, whenever I traveled, he bade me farewell

    with a kiss, I would never cease journeying, evening and morning.