غادَروني بِالأَثيلِ وَالنَقا

أَسكُبُ الدَمعَ وَأَشكو الحُرَقا

They left me with a fading shadow and a mirage

I shed tears and complain of burning

بِأَبي مَن ذُبتُ فيهِ كَمَداً

بِأَبي مَن مُتُّ مِنهُ فَرَقا

By the one I melted for like a candle

By the one I die of love for him until we are separated

حُمرَةُ الحَجلَةِ في وَجنَتِهِ

وَضَحُ الصُبحِ يُناغي الشَفَقا

The redness of dusk on his cheeks

And the dawn glows, competing with the horizon

قَوَّضَ الصَبرُ فَطَنَّبَ الأَسى

وَأَنا ما بَينَ هذَينِ لَقا

Patience collapsed, and sorrow fluttered

While I am between the two, we met

مَن لِبَثّي مَن لِوَجدي دُلَّني

مَن لِحُزني مِن لِصَبٍّ عَشِقا

Who will stay with me, who will feel my pain, guide me

Who will share my sorrow, who fell in love like me

كُلَّما ضَنَّت تَباريحُ الهَوى

فَضَحَ الدَمعُ الجَوى وَالأَرَقا

Whenever the thoughts of passion tightened

Tears streamed and kept me awake

فَإِذا قُلتُ هَبوا لي نَظرَةً

قيلَ ما تُمنَعُ إِلّا شَفَقا

So when I say come and look at me

I am told you are denied out of shame

ما عَسى تُغنيكَ مِنهُم نَظرَةٌ

هِيَ إِلّا لَمحُ بَرقٍ بَرَقا

What use is a glance from them to you

It is just a glimpse of lightning, flashing

لَستُ أَنسى إِذ حَدا الحادي بِهِم

يَطلُبُ البَينَ وَيَبغي الأَبرَقا

I won't forget when the lost ones were led away

Seeking separation and desiring distance

نَعَقَت أَغرِبَةُ البَينِ بِهِم

لا رَعى اللَهُ غُراباً نَعَقا

The camel of separation cried for them

May Allah not let a crow croak like that

ما غُرابُ البَينِ إِلّا جَمَلٌ

سارَ بِالأَحبابِ نَصّاً عَنَقا

The crow of separation is just a camel

That walked away with the loved ones, straightening its neck