1. فؤادِي بهِ مُوجعُ

    وعيني لهُ تدمعُ

    My heart is pained by him,

    and my eye weeps for him.

  2. وقلبي بوجدٍ بهِ

    على هَجرهِ مُولعُ

    And my heart, longing for him,

    is enamored despite his desertion.

  3. وقد جُدتُ من ودِّهِ

    له بالذي يمنَعُ

    And out of love for him, I have given freely

    to him what he withholds,

  4. على أنني اشتكي

    هِ ما بي ولا يسمَعُ

    though I complain

    to him of what ails me, and he does not listen.