يَا سَيِّدِي كَمْ ذا البِعَا

دُ أَمَا لَهُ يَوْماً دُنُوُّ

O my master, how long will this separation be?

Will it not have a day of nearness?

أَغْرَيْتَ قَلْبي بِالغَرا

مِ فَما لَهُ مِنْهُ سُلُوُّ

You have seduced my heart with love,

Yet it has no solace from it.

أَهْبَطْتَ قَلْبِي بَعْدَ ما

أَعْلى مَرَاتِبَهُ العُلُوُّ

You have brought down my heart after

It had reached the highest levels.

فَرَأى صَدِيقي شَيْنَهُ

وَرَأى مَسَرَّتَهُ العَدُوُّ

So my friend saw its disgrace,

And my enemy saw its joy.