يا تارِكي جَسَداً بِغَيرِ فُؤادِ

أَسرَفتَ في هَجري وَفي إِبعادي

O you who left a body without a heart

O you who leave me as a body without a heart,

You were excessive in avoiding and distancing me

You have gone to extremes in forsaking and casting me away.

إِن كانَ يَمنَعُكَ الزِيارَةَ أَعيُنٌ

فَاِدخُل عَلَيَّ بِعِلَّةِ العُوّادِ

If eyes prevent you from visiting

If prying eyes prevent you from visiting,

Then come to me under the guise of visiting the sick

Then come to me under the pretext of visiting the sick.

إِنَّ القُلوبَ مَعَ العُيونِ إِذا جَنَت

جاءَت بَلِيَّتُها عَلى الأَجسادِ

For when hearts move away from eyes

For when hearts and eyes conspire to commit a crime,

Their afflictions come upon the bodies

The resulting calamity descends upon the bodies.

أَشكو إِلَيكَ جَفاءَ أَهلِكَ إِنَّهُم

ضَرَبوا عَلَيَّ الأَرضَ بِالأَسدادِ

I complain to you of the harshness of your family, for they

I complain to you of your family's harshness, for they

Have barred the earth against me

Have barricaded the earth against me with impassable walls.