تَناوَمتُ جُهدي فَلَم أَرقُدِ

وَنامَ الخَلِيُّ وَلَم يَسهَدِ

I strove to feign sleep, yet I could not slumber,

While the carefree one slept, untouched by wakefulness.

أُقَلِّبُ طَرفاً كَليلَ اللِحاظِ

وَإِن قَرَّ عَن جَسَدٍ مُقصَدِ

I turn about a gaze weary in its glancing,

Though it settles in a body stricken with pain.

وَأَنهَضُ في طَرَباتٍ تَهيجُ

وَأُلزِمُ طَوراً فُؤادي يَدي

I rise amidst surging emotions that rage within,

And at times, I press my hand against my heart.