ما تَأمُرينَ بِذي مُراقَبَةٍ

يُخفي هَواكِ وَيُظهِرُ الهَجرا

What do you command me, with one who is observant

Who hides your love and shows aloofness

مُتَرَبِّصٌ سُدَّت مَذاهِبُهُ

أَفنى بِطولِ رَجائِكِ الدَهرا

Lying in wait, his paths are blocked

He wasted time in hope of you, forever

وَإِذا تَذَكَّرَها وَلَم يَرَها

جَعَلَ الصُدودَ مِنَ الهَوى سِترا

And if he remembers her, but does not see her

He makes barriers of passion a veil