سَقى اللَهُ مَن أَهوى عَلى بُعدِ نَأيِهِ

وَإِعراضِهِ عَنّي وَطولِ جَفائِهِ

God watered the one I love though he is far away

And turned from me, prolonged has been his disdain

أَبى اللَهُ إِلّا أَن كَلِفتُ بِحُبِّهِ

فَأَصبَحتُ فيهِ راضِياً بِقَضائِهِ

God willed that I be burdened with love for him

So I became, regarding His decree, content

وَأَفرَدتُ عَيني بِالدُموعِ فَأَصبَحَت

وَقَد غَصَّ مِنها كُلُّ جَفنٍ بِمائِهِ

And I cried till my eyes overflowed with tears

Drenching both eyelids with their rain

فَإِن مِتُّ مِن وَجدٍ بِهِ وَصَبابَةٍ

فَكَم مِن مُحِبٍّ ماتَ قَبلي بِدائِهِ

If I die of passion for him and yearning

Many a lover before me died of his malady