شَخَصتُ مُذ يَومَ نادَوا بِالرَحيلِ عَلى

آثارِهِم ثُمَّ لَم أَطرَف إِلى أَحَدِ

Since the day they called to depart in their footsteps

Then I did not glance at anyone

أَغضَت عَنِ الناسِ عَيني ما تَرى حَسَناً

في الناسِ حَتّى تَراهُم آخِرَ الأَبَدِ

I turned my eyes away from people, not seeing goodness

In people, until you see them on the last day

تَقَسَّمَ الشَوقُ أَنفاسي فَقَطَّعَها

حُبٌّ بِنَفسِيَ في الأَحشاءِ وَالكَبدِ

Yearning tore my breaths and cut them

A love in my guts and liver

لَمّا اِستَبى البَينُ مِن نَفسي وَأَمرَضَها

جاءَ الوَداعُ بِنَعيِ الصَبرِ وَالجَلَدِ

When separation from myself grew ill and sickened me

Farewell came with news of the loss of patience and composure

سَلَبتِ روحي وَأَسكَنتِ الهَوى بَدَني

فَصارَ فيهِ مَكانَ الروحِ في الجَسَدِ

You robbed my soul and dwelt love in my body

So it took the place of the soul in the body