روحي مُقيمٌ عِندَ خُلصاني

وَإِنَّما الشاخِصُ جُثماني

My soul remains dwelling with my beloved,

While it is only my body that departs.

إِذا المَطايا ازدَدنَ بُعداً بِنا

وَاشتاقَهُ قَلبي وَإِنساني

When the riding mounts bear us ever farther,

And my heart and eyes ache with longing for him,

مَثَّلَهُ في القَلبِ ذِكري لَهُ

كَبَعضِ ما قَد كانَ أَبلاني

My remembrance depicts his image within my heart,

Just as he used to wear me down with passion.

فَتارَةً مَثَّلَهُ راضِياً

وَتارَةً في شَخصِ غَضبانِ

For at times it portrays him well-pleased,

And at times in the guise of one enraged.

كُنتُ لِذِكراهُ الفِدا وَالحِمى

وَقَلَّ لِلمُذهِبِ أَحزاني

I am a ransom and a sanctuary for his memory,

A meager offering for the one who dispels my sorrows.