1. هجمَ الفراقُ على محبٍّ عاقلِ

    فرمَى مقاتلَهُ بسهمٍ قاتلِ

    Separation assailed a sensible lover,

    Then struck his vitals with a deadly arrow.

  2. وشَفى العذولَ وحاسديهِ بالذي

    ما زالَ منهُ بحاسدٍ أو عاذلِ

    And gratified the reproacher and his enviers at the expense of one

    Who never turned from him because of an envier or reproacher.

  3. حلَّ الفراقُ بمن يلومُ على الهَوى

    لومَ الكئيبِ المستهامِ الناحِلِ

    May separation befall whoever reproaches for love,

    Reproaching the sorrowful, love-stricken, wasted one.

  4. نزلَ الفِراقُ بهِ ففارقَ روحَهُ

    وأجابَ زفرتَهُ بدمعٍ هاملِ

    Separation descended upon him, so he parted from his soul,

    And answered his sigh with streaming tears.