بَكَيتُ غَداةَ بِنتِ بِدَمعِ عَينٍ

لَهُ قَرِحَت جُفوني وَالمَآقي

I wept one morning with tears from my eyes

They blistered my eyelids and sights of woe

وَأَقلَقَني فِراقُكِ إِذ دَعاني

لِحَيني بَغتَةً فَمَتى التَلاقي

And your parting distressed me when suddenly

It called to my days, so when is our reunion?

لَقَد هَدَّ الهَوى بَدَني وَأَضنى

فُؤادي الهَمُّ مِن طولِ اِشتِياقي

Passion has emaciated my body and grieved

My heart with prolonged yearning

أُعَلِّلُ بِالمُنى نَفسي وَما لي

سِوى اليَأسِ الَّذي فيهِ اِحتِرامي

I blame my soul for pining, yet I have

Naught but despair in which lies my solace