أَقسَمتُ يا لائِمي فيمَن بُليتُ بِهِ

وَقَد تَحَكَّم في هَجري وَإِبعادي

I swear, O blamer, by the one I've been afflicted with,

And who has become unyielding in estranging me,

لَو أَنَهُ كُلَّما سافَرتُ وَدَّعَني

بِقُبلَةٍ لَم أَزَل في الرائِحِ الغادي

If he, whenever I traveled, were to bid me adieu

With a kiss, I'd forever be journeying happily.