تُرى الدَّهر يَشْفِي عِلّتي وكروبي

ويَسْمح لي بعد النَّوى بحبيبي

Will time heal my ailment and sorrow,

And allow me after grief to be with my beloved?

حبيبٌ له قلبي ولي غيرُ قلبِه

رَمته النّوى عني بسهم مُصيب

A beloved whose heart is mine and mine only his heart,

Grief has separated him from me with a striking arrow.

وما كان إلاّ مهجتي حازها الأَسَى

وشمس نهاري آذَنَتْ بغروب

Only my innermost being was afflicted with sorrow,

And the sun of my day warned of sunset.

فمالي حبيبٌ بعده غيرُ ذكره

ومالي أنيسٌ فيه غيرُ نحيبي

So what do I have after him but his memory?

What companion do I have but my weeping?

إلى الله أشكو شكْوَ صبٍّ مُدَلَّهٍ

خطوباً دَهتني فيه بعد خطوب

To God I complain the complaint of continuous grief,

Misfortunes that have overwhelmed me after misfortunes.

سأصبِر للأيام صبراً لعلّها

تعود بما أهواه بعد قريب

I will be patient with the days, perhaps

They will bring back what I love after a little while.