ألا مَن لقلب بالفِراقِ مُروَّعٍ

ودُفَّاعِ جَمرٍ صُبَّ بين ضُلوعي

Alas, who knows of a heart terrified by separation,

And embers poured between my ribs, burning me,

وقِرطاسِ خدِّ في هواكِ مَشَقتُهُ

بأقلام هُدبي من مِدادِ دُموعي

And a parchment cheek chafed by passion for you,

Inscribed by the quills of my eyelashes with ink of my tears.