طَويتُ مَحموداً عَلى جفوَتِه

مُخَلِّصاً نَفسِيَ خِلّتِه

I have put Mahmud aside for his coldness,

freeing my soul from his friendship.

قدَّرتُهُ يقلق مِن علَّتي

مِثل اِنزِعاجي كانَ من عِلَّتِه

I had thought he would worry over my illness,

just as I had been distressed by his.

لَم يُطرِ ما بي لا وَلا مرَّ بي

كَأَنَّ سَقمي كانَ من شَهوَتِهِ

He took no notice of what ailed me, nor even came by,

as though my sickness were his heart’s desire.

مَن لَم يُطالِعني عَلى عِلَّتي

اِن ماتَ لَم أَمضِ إِلى تُربَتِه

Whoever does not look in on me in my illness—

if he dies, I shall not go to his grave.