لَكِ اللَهُ كَم أودَعتِ قَلبيَ مِن أَسى

وَكَم لَكِ ما بَينَ الجَوانِحِ مِن كَلْمِ

Oh heart, how much sorrow she left in you

And how many words between my ribs are for her

لَحاظُكِ طولَ الدَهرِ حَربٌ لِمُهجَتي

أَلا رَحمَةٌ تُثنيك يَوما إِلى سَلمي

To be close to her is an endless war upon my soul

Will she never show mercy and make peace with me?