تحمَّلَ مَن حَياتي في يَديهِ

فوا أسَفي ويا شَوقي إليهِ

He who held my life in his hands

Alas for my longing and yearning for him

تعالى اللَه يا طوبى لعينٍ

تمتَّعَ طرفُها من وجنتيهِ

God bless the eyes

That could feast on his cheeks

كأنَّ البينَ كان يُحبُّ فجعي

به أو كانَ يحسدُني عليهِ

As if separation loved my anguish

Or envied me for having him

سأبكي ما أطاعَ الدمعُ عيني

محاسنهُ وفترةَ مقلتيهِ

I will weep as long as my eyes obey me

For his beauty and his languorous glances