1. هَتكوني لِزفرتي وَدُموعي

    ولطولِ الضَّنى وَهذا الهُجوعِ

    They exposed me for my sigh and my tears,

    And for my long wasting sickness and this slumber,

  2. ولِوجدٍ أقامَ مُذ غبتَ عنه

    لكَ بينَ الحشا وبينَ الضلوعِ

    And for a longing that has lingered since you left it,

    For you, between my heart and my ribs.

  3. أترى أن تسترَ الصبُّ يوماً

    بِدموعٍ يُفيدُ سِتر الدُّموعِ

    Do you think, if the lovelorn one day hides himself

    Behind tears, a veil of tears will avail?

  4. يا بَديعاً ما يَرجعُ الطرفُ عنهُ

    أن رآه إلا بِوجدٍ بَديعِ

    O wondrous one, the eye never turns away from him,

    Once it has seen him, save with a wondrous longing.