أَهلُ دار بَينَ الرُصافَةِ وَالجِس

رِ أَطالوا غَيظي بِطولِ الصُدودِ

The people of the abode between Ar-Rusaafa and Al-Jisr

Prolonged my torment with their long estrangement

عَذَّبوني بِبُعدِهِم وَاِبتَلَوا قَل

بي بِحُزنَينِ طارِفٍ وَتَليدِ

They tortured me with their absence and tested my heart

With two agonizing sorrows and heartache

ما تَهبُّ الشَمالُ إِلا تَنَفَّس

تُ وَقالَ الفُؤادُ لِلعَينِ جودِي

Whenever the north wind blows, I sigh

And my heart says to my eyes, "Let your tears flow"

قَلَّ عَنهُم صَبري وَلَم يَرحَموني

فَتَحَيَّرت كَالطَريدِ الشَريدِ

My patience for them diminished, yet they did not pity me

So I wandered confused like a lost fledgling

وَكَّلَتني الأَيّامُ فيك إِلى نَف

سي فَأَعيَيتُ وَاِنتَهى مَجهودِي

The days tasked me with myself, so I grew weary

And my efforts came to an end