ذَكَرتُكِ حَتّى كِدتُ أَنساكِ لِلَّذي

تَوَقَّدُ مِن نيرانِ ذِكراكِ في قَلبي

I remembered you until I almost forgot

The one whose fire of your memory burns in my heart

بَكَيتُكِ لَمّا مَثَّلَ النَأيُ بِالهَوى

كَأَن لَم يُمَثِّلُ بي صُدودُكِ في القُربِ

I cried for you when separation acted out passion’s role

As if your aloofness in closeness had no effect on me

وَهَل كانَ لي في القُربِ عِندَكِ راحَةٌ

وَوَصلُكِ سَهمُ البَينِ في الشَرقِ وَالغَربِ

Did I even have comfort near you?

Your union is the arrow of separation in the East and West

بَلى كانَ لي في الصَبرِ عَنكِ مُعَوَّلٌ

وَمَندوحَةٌ لَولا فُضولي في الحُبِّ

Yes, in patience from you I had a reliance

And a refuge, had it not been for my excess in love