1. في بَدوِ صَبابَتي لِفَرطِ الأَلَمِ

    جاري لِصُعودِ زَفرَتي لَم يَنَمِ

    At the onset of my longing, from the intensity of the pain,

    My neighbor did not sleep because of my rising sigh.

  2. فاِزدَدتُ صَبابَةً وَلا جنَّة لي

    كالعودِ دخانه اِنتَفى بِالضَرمِ

    So my longing grew, and I had no protection,

    Like wood whose smoke vanished in the blaze.