نامَ مَن كانَ خَلِيّاً مِن أَلَم

وَلَقَد بِتُ شَجِيّاً لَم أَنَم

Name who was free from pain

Though I slept in distress, sleepless

أَرقُبُ النَجمَ كَأَنّي مُسنَدٌ

بِأَكُفِّ القَومِ تَغشاني الظُلَم

I watch the stars as if leaning

Against the palms of people, darkness covers me

إِنَّ سَلمى وَلَنا مِن حُبِّها

دَيدَنٌ في القَلبِ ما أَخضَرَّ السَلَم

Verily Salma's love for us

Is a religion in the heart before the lote-tree turned green

قَد سَبَتني بِشَتيتٍ نَبتُهُ

وَثَنايا لَم يَعِبهُنَّ قَضَم

She has captivated me in her spreading love

Whose branches trouble could not break

أُحكُمي في الوَصلِ إِذ وُلِّيتِهِ

لَيسَ قَتلُ النَفسِ مِن عَدلِ الحكَم

Unite me with her since you are her ally

Killing the soul is not just judgment