لست أهوى سواكم اليوم حتى

أطلب الموت في هواكم حثيثا

Today I love none but you—so much so

That I urgently seek death in my love for you.

ما لقومي الذين قد عنفوني

لا يكادون يفقهون حديثا

What is the matter with my people, who have reproached me?

They can scarcely understand a word I say.