أَهدى إِلَيَّ التَلفا

أَفنى فُؤادي كَلفا

He gifted me separation

And so destroyed my heart completely

ظَبي أَغنّ حُسنَهُ

قطَّع قَلبي شَغفا

My beloved's beauty intoxicated me

And tore my heart apart in passion

لَم يَبق مِني صَدُهُ

إِلّا دُموعاً ذَرفا

Nothing of me remained but tears

That flowed in torrents of grief

وَلَم أَنَل في حُبِهِ

إِلّا الأَسى وَالأَسَفا

And in loving him I attained

Only sorrow and regret

وَفَيتُهُ حَق الهَوى

مُضاعِفاً فَما وَفى

Yet he broke his promise of love

Repeatedly, he did not fulfill it

قَد رَقَّ جِسماً وَقَسى

قَلباً وَلِأَن مَعطَفا

He hardened his heart and grew cold

While my body weakened and wasted

عَرفت في أَلحاظِهِ

لَما تَفَرست الجَفا

In his glances I discerned

When I peered beyond the disdain

أَقرأ في خُدودَهُ

ضَميرُهُ مِن الصَفا

I read in his cheeks

A conscience pure and serene

أَفدي الَّذي يَمُرُّ بي

مُغاضِباً مُنحَرِفا

I would sacrifice myself for one

Who passes me by angrily, turned away

يَهِزّ تَحديق العُيو

ن مِنهُ قَدّاً أَهيَفا

Casting looks that pierce my soul

With a determination most resolute

يَفديهِ مني كُلَما

أَبقى وَما قَد أَتلَفا

I would ransom him whenever

I live on though ruined and wrecked