يا مَن عَلِقتُ بِحَبلِ حُبِّه

وَأَماطَ عَنّي ظِلَّ قُربِه

O You whom I cling to with the rope of His love,

And who has removed from me the shade of His nearness,

لِمَ لا تَرِقُّ لِعاشِقٍ

مُتَعَثِّرٍ بِذُيولِ كَربِه

Why do You not show tenderness to a lover

Stumbling in the train of his sorrows?

لا تُنبِتَن زَهرَ الصَبا

بَةِ بِالقَلى في أَرضِ قَلبِه

Do not let the flowers of youthfulness blossom

With separation in the barren soil of his heart,

وَخَفِ العُقوبَةِ فَالفَتى

لا بُدَّ أَن يُجزى بِذَنبِهِ

And refrain from punishment, for the young man

Is surely bound to be rewarded for his sin.