1. لَم يَنم هكذا يكونُ الحزينُ

    كيفَ تشقى بلحظهنّ العُيونُ

    He has not slept—such is the sorrowful one.

    How the eyes suffer from their glances!

  2. شَغلَ الدمعُ موضعَ النومِ من عَي

    ني فما تَلتقي عليهِ جفونُ

    Tears have taken sleep’s place in my

    eye, so no eyelids close over it.

  3. قل لمن طالَ هجرُهُ طالَ شوقي

    وبراني تذكرٌ وحنينُ

    Tell him whose estrangement has been long: my longing has been long,

    and remembrance and yearning have worn me away.

  4. أسألُ المُبتلى بخطبِكَ حظا

    منكَ فالصبرُ عنكَ ما لا يكونُ

    I, afflicted by the ordeal of you, ask for a share

    from you; for patience apart from you is impossible.