خبروني أنّ الحبيب عليل

عجّل اللّه للحبيب الشفاءا

Tell me that the beloved is ill

May God hasten the beloved's recovery

قل له يحتمي الجفاء فما شك

واه إلاّ مما يطيل الجفاءا

Say to him, hardship takes cover, so there is no doubt

Alas, except from that which prolongs the hardship