اِعلَمي يا أَحَبَّ شَيءٍ إلَيّا

أَنَّ شَوقي إِلَيكِ قاضٍ عَلَيّا

Know, O most beloved thing to me,

That my longing for you has overcome me.

إِن قَضى اللَهُ لي إِلَيكِ رُجوعاً

لا ذَكَرتُ الفِراقَ ما دُمتُ حَيّا

If God decrees that I return to you,

I will forget our parting as long as I live.

إِنَّ حَرَّ الفِراقِ أَنحَلَ جِسمي

وَكَوى القَلبَ مِنكِ بِالشَوقِ كَيّا

For the heat of our parting has wasted my body

And my heart is bent with longing for you.