1. يا من تباعدَ عني

    حفظتُ في البعدِ عهدكْ

    O you who have drawn away from me,

    In separation, I have kept faith with you.

  2. فكيفَ حالكَ بعدي

    قد ساءَ حاليَ بعدكْ

    How, then, have you fared without me?

    My condition has worsened without you.

  3. يا ليتني كنتُ خالاً

    وكنتُ ألثمُ خدَّكْ

    Oh, if only I were a beauty mark,

    and could kiss your cheek.

  4. وليتني كنتُ ثوباُ

    وكنتُ ألمسُ قدَّكْ

    And if only I were a garment,

    and could touch your figure.

  5. وليتَ طيفكَ عندي

    وليتَ طيفيَ عندكْ

    And if only your phantom were with me,

    and if only my phantom were with you.

  6. إن كنتَ ترضى فهبني

    يا سيدَ الناسِ عبدكْ

    If you are willing, then deem me,

    O master of mankind, your slave.

  7. فما ليَ الحبُّ وحدي

    لكنْ لكَ الحسنُ وحدكْ

    For love is not mine alone,

    but beauty is yours alone.