1. يا واكفَ الدمعِ من الحُزنِ

    ونائيَ الجفنِ عن الجفنِ

    O you whose tears stream from grief,

    and whose eyelids lie far apart,

  2. فطأ علَى القلبِ لأنَّ الهوى

    أخرجهُ من موضع الأمنِ

    then tread upon the heart, for love

    has driven it from its place of safety.

  3. فَفارَق الحيَّ على ضنهِ

    به فِراقَ الخِدنِ للخِدنِ

    So it left the clan, despite its attachment

    to it, as a close friend parts from a close friend.

  4. ماذا جَنى لحظي على واحِدي

    بلحظةٍ من واحدِ الحُسنِ

    What harm has my glance done to my one and only,

    with a glance from one peerless in beauty?