1. جدَّ بي ما أقامَ قلبي مقيم

    وحبيبي بما أقولُ عليمُ

    An abiding torment grips me as long as my heart endures.

    And my beloved knows well what I say.

  2. حسنُ الوَجهِ لم يغيرنيَ السق

    مُ أنا المدنَفُ الكئيبُ السقيمُ

    Fair of face am I; sickness has not changed me.

    I am the wasted, sorrowful, ailing one.

  3. أنتَ أسقَمتَني ولو شئتَ أذهب

    تَ ضنىً ما جفوتَني مَسدومُ

    You made me ill; had you wished, you could have dispelled

    my wasting sickness; while you shun me, I am grief-stricken.

  4. ربِّ كم اشتَكي الذي ليسَ يخفى

    أترى ما يُرى لِقلبي رَحيمُ

    Lord, how often I lament what is not hidden!

    Do you think no one can be found to pity my heart?