رُدّي التحيةَ من وراءِ حجابِكِ

رَدّ الإلهُ قُلوبَنا بإيابِكِ

Return my greeting from behind your veil

God has returned our hearts with your return

قد كُنْتُ آنسُ بالمرورِ ببابكِ

فالآن أُوحَشُ إذ غدَوْا بركابِكِ

I used to find solace in passing by your abode

Now I'm forlorn when they depart with your mount

ما المَوْتُ في سكراتِهِ بأشدَّ مِنْ

وجْدي عشيَّة آذنوا بذَهابِكِ

Death in its intoxication is not more intense

Than my torment the eve they announced your leaving

فتيقَّني أنْ قد قتلْتِ فتىً له

قلبٌ تشحَّطَ في أليمِ عذابِكِ

So know that you've slain a man whose heart

Was shredded by the pain of your torment

ما للْمطيِّ تخاذلتْ أركانُهُ

لمّا غدا مُتقاذِفاً بقبابِكِ

Why did the stead's legs weaken and falter

When it set out jostled by your camel litter

وتزايلَتْ أوصالُه عن رحْلِهِ

إذْ بتَّ حَبْلي من عُرا أسبابِكِ

And its limbs detached from its saddle

When my rope was cut from the cords of your causes