1. طَويلُ الضَّنى يَستلذُ السقام

    لأنَّكَ يا طرفُ أعديتَهُ

    He who has long languished delights in sickness,

    because you, O eye, have infected him.

  2. يُناجي مكانَكَ من قلبهِ

    ولو كنتَ فيهِ لناجَيتَهُ

    He whispers to your place within his heart;

    and were you in it, you would whisper to him.

  3. وتأنسُ بالشوقِ أنسَ المحب

    بِ علماً بأنَّكَ أهديتَهُ

    And you find solace in longing as a lover does,

    knowing that you bestowed it.