خَلتِ الديارُ من الحَبيبِ وشَخصِهِ

فالشوقُ يعملُ في السلوِّ ونَقصِهِ

The dwellings are empty of the beloved and his person

So longing works in the nights and their decrease

ولقد حَرصتُ على التجلُّدِ بعدَه

لو كان يَنتَفعُ الحَريصُ بحرصِهِ

And I have striven to show fortitude after him

If only the one who strives could benefit by his striving

ولبستُ أرديةَ السقامِ بمن غَدا

يَمشي بأردِيةِ الجَمالِ وقمصِهِ

And I have worn the robes of sickness for one who went away

Walking in the robes of beauty and its shirt