1. وقفت وفي قلبي ضرام من الأسى

    ودمعي من وجدٍ دماً يتحدر

    I stood, and in my heart was a blaze of sorrow,

    And my tears streamed down as blood from yearning.

  2. أودع من أهوى وقد أزمع النوى

    وكبدي قد كادت جوى تتفطر

    I was bidding farewell to the one I love, who had resolved to depart,

    And my liver nearly split apart with burning anguish.

  3. فقلت حبيبي أي قصد نويته

    فقد كنت من هذا وحقك أحذر

    So I said: My beloved, what destination have you chosen?

    For, by your honor, I had feared this.

  4. لحى الله يوم البين ماذا ألم بي

    ولا فاز من عن حبه يتصبر

    May God curse the day of parting! What has befallen me!

    And may no one prosper who forces himself to endure without his love.