1. فَذَهَبْتُ والأَحْشاءُ مِنْ وَجْدٍ بها

    لِزَفيرِها وشَهِيقِها إحْراقُ

    So I departed; from the longing within my breast,

    its sighs and gasps were aflame.

  2. وَظَللْتُ من نارِ الْجَوانِحِ والْبُكا

    يَنْتابُني الإحْراقُ والإغْراقُ

    And I remained, with fire beneath my ribs and weeping,

    beset by burning and drowning.

  3. يا مَنْ قَضَى بِفِراقِنا أرْجكَ أَنْ

    يَأَتِي لَنا بَعْدَ الْفِراقِ وِفاقُ

    O you who decreed our parting, I beseech you that

    reconciliation may come to us after separation,

  4. فَنَبِيتَ مِنْ فَرَحِ اللّقا في غِبْطَةٍ

    وَيَجِفَّ فَيْضُ مدامِعِي الْمِهْراقُ

    so we may spend the night in bliss at the joy of reunion,

    and the outpoured flood of my tears may dry up.