ظَنَّ أني أفَقْتُ مِنْ أشْواقي

إذْ رَآنِي لَمْ أشْكُهُ ما أُلاقِي

He thought I had awoken from my longing,

When he saw I did not complain of my torment.

فَتَصدَّى لِخُبْرِ مُضْمَر صَدْري

فإذا بي فِي زَفْرَةٍ وسِياقِ

So he came to uncover the secret of my heart,

And behold me in a sigh and suffering.

بِمَ يَشْكُو أوْ كَيْفَ قُلْ ليَ يَشْكُو

تالِفٌ نَفْسُهُ رَقَتْ للتَّراقي

With what does he complain and how can I say to him: complain?

His soul is gentle, softened for reunion.

أهِ مِنْ ذا النَّوى وذا الهَجْرِ آهاً

جَبَرَ الله صَدْعَتِي بالتَّلاقِي

Ah! From this purpose and this estrangement, ah!

May God mend my fracture through reunion.

كُنْ كما شِئْتَ يا حُبَيِّبَ قَلْبي

إنَّنِي والهَوى عَلى العَهْدِ باقِ

Be as you wish, O beloved of my heart,

I and love are steadfast to the covenant.