1. يا باكياً من أسفه

    مكتنفاً من دنفِه

    O you who weep in grief

    Enveloped in sadness

  2. كالبدرِ كالغصنِ وفي

    دِعص نقاً من ترفِه

    Like the full moon, like a branch, yet in

    A garment dyed with aloofness

  3. ما يرفعُ الطرفَ إلى

    عاشقهِ من صلفِه

    He does not raise his eyes to

    His lover in disdain

  4. ما كان لو عاشَ أخو ال

    هوى به من كنفِه

    He would not have done so, had he lived with

    Passionate love embracing him