إن قوما لم يروا

حالتي لما سروا

A people who did not see

My condition when they traveled

وعظامي قد بروا

ليت شعري هل دروا

And my bones had wasted away

I wish I knew, did they realize

أي قلب ملكوا

قد جرى لي ما جرى

What heart they possessed

What has happened has happened

بعدهم بين الورى

آه من لي لو أرى

After them in the world

Oh how I wish I could see

وفؤادي لو درى

أي شعب سلكوا

If only my heart could know

What path they took

أنا صب مغرمُ

واصطباري عدمُ

I am a passionate lover

My patience is none

وهم القوم هموا

أتراهم سلموا

And they are the people who fancied

Do you think they made peace

أم تراهم هلكوا

عنهم الرواي روى

Or do you think they perished

The narrators have narrated about them

إنهم في المستوى

ثم من فرط الجوى

That they are in the wilderness

Then out of intense love

حار أرباب الهوى

في الهوى وارتكبوا

The people of passion were confused

In passion, and committed