اسْمُ حَبيبي وَمَا يُعَاني

قَدْ شَغَلَا خَاطِري ولُبِّي

The name of my beloved and what he endures

Have preoccupied my thoughts and heart

قَالُوا عَليٌّ فَقُلْتُ قَدْراً

قَالوا كَوَافِي فَقُلْتُ قَلْبِي

They said Ali, and I said destiny

They said longing, and I said my heart