قُل لِفَوزٍ رُدّي عَلَيَّ السَلاما

وَأَجيبي مُتَيَّماً مُستَهاما

Tell Fawz to return my greetings,

And answer me, desirous and worried.

لَو عَلِمنا أَنَّ الصِيامَ الَّذي يُن

سيكُمُ وَصلَنا قَلَينا الصِياما

If we had known that the fast which estranges you

Would make us fast, we would have avoided fasting.

أَيُّها الشادِنُ الَّذي رامَ صَرمي

وَأَبى لِلوِصالِ أَن يُستَداما

O you who turned away from me, and intended to break off,

And refused to let the connection continue.

قَد عَرَفناكَ مُذ زَمانٍ وَدَهرٍ

فَعَرَفناكَ قاطِعاً ظَلّاما

We have known you for a long time,

So we knew you were one who cuts off relations.

وَلَعَمري لَوِ اِستَطَعتُ تَظَلَّم

تُ وَلَكِن لا أَستَطيعُ الكَلاما

By my life, if I could complain,

I would, but I cannot speak.

كُنتُ إِذ لا أَزورُكُم أَحسَبُ السا

عَةَ شَهراً وَأَحسَبُ اليَومَ عاما

When I did not visit you, I thought an hour was a month,

And a day was a year.

فَلِيَ اليَومَ فَوزُ خَمسَةَ أَيّا

مٍ كَئيباً أُذري دُموعي سِجاما

So today I have five days

Sad, shedding copious tears.

ثُمَّ قُلتُم غابَ الرَسولُ فَعَزِّ النَ

فسَ حَتّى يَؤوبَ شَهراً تَماما

Then you said the messenger was absent, so comfort yourself

Until he returns after a full month.

أَتُطيقينَ ذاكَ إِن كانَ يا فَو

زُ لَقَد رُمتِ مِن هَلاكي المَراما

Can you bear that, O Fawz?

Indeed, you have intended my demise.

كُلَّما أَبطَأَ الرَسولُ تَفَرَّد

تُ بِنَفسي أُعَدِّدُ الأَيّاما

Whenever the messenger delayed,

I counted the days alone.