هجرتكِ يا سُولَ نفسي ولي

فؤاد متي تذكري يَخفقِ

Your absence has left my soul bereft

When, O heart, will you remember and flutter?

وما ذاك منِّي أطِّراحُ الملول

ولكنَّه نظرُ المُشفِقِ

It is not because of me I am restless

But because of the gaze of one caring

أخاف عليكِ فلولاكِ لم

أكن أتَّقي جُلّ ما أتّقي

I fear for you, without you I would not

Fear most of what I now fear

كما تتركين بَرُودَ الشَّرا

ب ظمأى مخافة أن تَشرقي

As you leave behind the coolness of drink

Fearing thirst lest the sun should rise

فإن سَرَّ حاسدنا بُعدُنا

فنحن على رغمه نلتقي

If our foe rejoices in our estrangement

We shall meet again, his spite defying

ومهما علِمتِ فلا تجهلي

فإنّ المحبّ سعيدٌ شقي

However much you know, feign ignorance

For the lover, though unhappy, is blessed