إِنّي لَتَمنَعُني مَلالَتُكُم

مِنكُم وَما لي عَنكُمُ صَبرُ

I crave your absence from me

I have no patience left for you

وَمُحدِّثٌ نَفسي بِهجرِكُمُ

إِنَّ المَلولَ دَواؤُهُ الهَجرُ

I talk myself into leaving you

For one wearied, absence is the cure