عَشِقتُ ولا أقولُ بمن لأني

أخاف عليهِ من ألمِ العذابِ

I loved, but I won't say whom, for I fear

The anguish of torment would be too severe

وكُنتُ أظنُّ أن يُشفى فُؤادي

بريقٍ من ثناياهُ العِذابِ

I thought that the sight of his grace would appease

The turmoil within me, my suffering cease

فأشقاني هواهُ وما شَفاني

وعذّبني بأنواعِ العَذابِ

But his love brought me only more heartache and pain

And tortured me with every torment and bane

وغادَرَ أدمعي من فَوقِ خدّي

تسيلُ لغدره سيلَ الربابِ

My tears flowed freely down my cheeks

As he betrayed me, like rain when it leaks

وما ذَنبي سوى أن همتُ فيهِ

كمن قد هام قدماً في الرباب

My only crime was to yearn for his love

Like a moth drawn unto the flame from above

بِذِكراه أرى طرَبي ارتياحاً

وما طرَبي برناتِ الربابِ

Thoughts of him bring me comfort and cheer

Not the strumming rhythms my ears used to hear