يا عُتبُ هَجرُكِ مورِثُ الأَدواءِ

وَالهَجرُ لَيسَ لِوُدِّنا بِجَزاءِ

O reproach, your abandonment inherits illnesses,

And abandonment is not a fair punishment for our love.

يا صاحِبَيَّ لَقَد لَقيتُ مِنَ الهَوى

جُهداً وَكُلَّ مَذَلَّةٍ وَعَناءِ

My friend, I have truly suffered from passion’s agony,

And every humiliation and misery from its woe.

عَلِقَ الفُؤادُ بِحُبِّها مِن شِقوَتي

وَالحُبُّ داعِيَةٌ لِكُلِّ بَلاءِ

My heart clung to loving her despite my wretchedness,

For love invites all tribulation and trial.

إِنّي لَأَرجوها وَأَحذَرُها فَقَد

أَصبَحتُ بَينَ مَخافَةٍ وَرَجاءِ

I hope for her yet fear her, caught between dread and wish,

Suspended between apprehension and aspiration.

بَخِلَت عَلَيَّ بِوُدِّها وَصَفائِها

وَمَنَحتُها وُدّي وَمَحضَ صَفائي

She was miserly to me with her affection and sincerity,

While I gave her my love and utmost sincerity.

فَتَخالَفَ الأَهواءَ فيما بَينَنا

وَالمَوتُ عِندَ تَخالُفِ الأَهواءِ

So desires differed between us,

And death lies in differing desires.