دَنِفُ العزاء فؤادُهُ دَنِفُ

ظَفِرَت بهِ الحَسراتُ والأسَفُ

The solace of the grieving fills his heart with solace

Sorrows and regrets have prevailed over him

حَيران ليسَ لطرفهِ أنسٌ

إلا السهادُ وعبرةٌ تكِفُ

Perplexed, nothing brings comfort to his gaze

Except tears and sobbing to suffice

في كلِّ جزءٍ منهُ مؤتلفٌ

وجدٌ بطولِ الشوقِ مؤتلِفُ

In every part of him, grief takes its hold

Suffering from prolonged yearning brings him grief

فالكلُّ مطويٌّ على سقمٍ

فوقَ الشفاء وفوقَ ما تصِفُ

So everything in him is shrouded in sickness

Beyond healing, beyond any description