شِبْتُ أَنا والتحَى حبيبي

حتّى برَغْمي سلَوْتُ عنْهُ

I grew old while in love with my beloved

Until against my will I was weaned from him

فابيضَّ ذاك السّوادُ منّي

واسودَّ ذاك البياضُ مِنْه

So the blackness left me

And the whiteness left him