فَدَيتُكَ بِالأَموالِ وَالآلِ وَالأَهلِ

وَعِشتَ قَريرَ العَينِ فَرداً بِلا مِثلِ

I would ransom you with wealth, family, and loved ones

And you lived, delight of my eye, unique with no equal

ذَكَرتَ اِشتياقاً ثُمَّ أَعقَبتَ بَعدَهُ

بِعاداً وَأَبدَلتَ القَطيعَةَ بِالوَصلِ

You recalled longing, then after it

Came estrangement, and you replaced unity with separation

فَهَل أَنتَ مِمَّن يَدّعي الشَوقَ قَلبُهُ

وَيَحتَجّ في تَركِ الزيارَةِ بِالشغلِ

So are you one whose heart claims yearning

And makes excuses for not visiting, with preoccupation?