لا نِلتُ مِنكُم بِاللِقا آمالي

إِن حالَ عَنكُم بِالتَباعُدِ حالي

I gained no hopes from you through our meeting,

Since being away from you is now my state.

وَأَلِيَّةً بِجَميلُكُم قَبلَ الجَفا

وَجَمالِكُم ذاكَ العَزيزِ الغالي

Yet with your beauty I'm still infatuated,

For your sublime charm is precious to me.

إِنّي لِأَطوَعُ مَن تَهاوى لِلهَوى

طَوعاً وَأَعصى الناسَ لِلعُذّالِ

I'm the most compliant of those in love,

Obedient to passion, though people blame me.

يا جيرَةً خَفَّ السُراةُ بِعيسِهِم

فَتَضاعَفَت بِمَسيرِهِم أَثقالي

O neighbors, your departure saddened me,

Your journey has made my burdens double.

تَرتاحُ روحي بِالغَداةِ لِنَشرِكُم

وَيَزيدُها قَلَقاً مَعَ الآصالِ

My soul finds rest when you gather at dawn,

But anxiety increases when dusk does fall.