يا لَقَومٍ عادَني نُكسي

مِن عِداتِ البُدَّنِ الشُمسِ

O people who often bring me down

From the glittering rays of the sun

لَيتَني أَلقى رُقَيَّةَ في

خَلوَةٍ مِن غَيرِ ما يَأسِ

If only I could meet Rukayya

In private, without any despair

كَي لِتَقضيني رُقَيَّةُ ما

وَعَدَتني غَيرَ مُختَلَسِ

So Rukayya could fulfill what

She promised me, without pretense

حُلوَةٌ إِذا تُكَلِّمُها

تَمنَعُ الماعونَ بِاللَقَسِ

A sweetness, when she speaks

Denying favors with a veil