هجرت فطال يا حب الملام

منالعذال وازداد الخصام

I left, so the blame prolonged, O beloved

Of hardship, and the discord increased

لقد لاموا ضل الرأي منهم

ومفتون بحبك لا يلام

They blamed the one misguided among them

And the one infatuated with your love is not to be blamed

بحق هواك يا من من جفاه

كما يبغي تناهبني السقام

By the right of your love, O he from whom estrangement

Afflicted me with illnesses as it desires

اموت عليك من ولهي واحيا

وشأن الحب وصل وانصرام

I die for you out of passion and I live

Such is the way of love, union and separation

وفي معناك يا انسان عيني

يطيب لي التهتك والهيام

And in your meaning, O eye's delight

Pleasure comes to me in ruin and madness

اغيب اذا ذكرت لفرط وجدي

تقول عليّ قد ثقل المدام

I become unconscious when I remember out of intense affection

They say about me that wine has overwhelmed him

وقائلة تسل بحب سلما

فقلت لها على سلمى السلام

And a speaker joked about love

So I said to her, greetings to you