سائلي عَنْ تَوَحُّشي وهو أُنْسِي

كيفَ حالُ مُتَيَّمٍ بَعْدَ خَمسِ

Ask me about my solitude, yet it is my companion

How fares the heartbroken after parting's eclipse?

ما رَأتْ فِيْها عَيْنُهُ لَمْحَ نُورٍ

غَيْرَ ضَوءِ مِصْباح أوْ نُورِ شَمْسِ

In it his eyes saw no glimpse of light

Save the lamp's glow or the sun's radiance

يَسْهَرُ اللَّيلَ مِنْ مَداهُ بِوَجْدٍ

مُسْتَطيلٍ ومِنْ دُجاهُ بِرَمْسِ

He spends the night, awake, consumed with passion

Whether in its dark or at the break of dawn

واضِعاً فَوْقَ قَلْبِهِ راحَتَيْهِ

يَغْتَدي في غَرامهِ كَيْفَ يُمسِي

Placing his hands upon his heart

Lost in his love, awaiting nightfall

قَدْ تَغَنَّى فِيهِ العَواذِلُ حتَّى

ما يُحَسُّ كَلامُهُم غَيْرَ هَمْسِ

For him, even singers sang their songs

Their words to him were but hushed whispers