ما إِن لِما بِي دَواءٌ غَيرُ رُؤيَتِها

دَواءُ ما بِي عَزيزٌ غَيرُ مَوجودِ

There is no cure for my ills except seeing her,

The cure I need is precious, yet unattainable.

يا شُغلَ نَفسي عَنِ الدُنيا وَبَهجَتِها

ما تَأمُرينَ بِصَبِّ القَلبِ مَعمودِ

Oh my heart's preoccupation, distracting me from life's joys,

Why do you command me to endure such agony?

كَأَنَّهُ يَومَ يَأَتيهِ رَسولُكُمُ

قَد نالَ مُلكَ سُلَيمانَ بنِ داوُدِ

It's as if the day your messenger arrives,

He will have gained the kingdom of Solomon, son of David.