1. إنَّ حبي بكى لرَح

    مَتهِ من يلومُهُ

    Indeed, my love was wept over in pity

    by those who reproach it.

  2. وشكت حرَّ ما يُقا

    سيهِ منهُ همومُهُ

    And the burning heat of what it endures

    from it was lamented by its cares.

  3. رحمةً للفؤادِ إذ

    ليسَ صبرٌ يُقيمُهُ

    Have mercy on the heart, for

    no patience can raise it

  4. مِن ضَنى الشوقِ إلفُهُ

    وهواهُ يُديمُهُ

    from longing’s wasting sickness; its beloved

    and its passion prolong it.