كَفَرتُ بِالكافورِ مِن ثَغرِهِ

وَلا عَبَدتُ المِسكَ مِن شَعرِهِ

I reject camphor from his mouth,

And do not worship musk from his hair.

إِن كُنتُ أَبصَرتُ لَهُ مُشبِهاً

في عُجبِهِ كَلّا وَلا كِبرِهِ

If I saw in him a resemblance,

Never! Not his pride nor arrogance.

وَجُملَةَ الأَمرِ وَتَفصيلُهُ

أَنّي أَسيرٌ في يَدَي هَجرِهِ

The essence of the matter, in brief,

Is that I'm captive to his estrangement.

فَفَرَّجَ اللَهُ لِقَلبي فَقَد

رَثى لَهُ قَلبِيَ مِن ضُرِّهِ

So may God relieve my heart that has

Grieved for him from his harm.