يا غائِباً نَقَضَ الوِدادا

أَشمَتَّ بِالقُربِ البِعادا

O absent one who broke the bond of love

And took joy in distance after being near

وَتَرَكتَني وَالشَوقُ يَأ

بى أَن يُرَوِّحَ لي فُؤادا

You left me while yearning ravages

My heart that longs for rest

تَأبى سَوابِقُ عَبرَتي

أَن تَخدَعَ المُقَلُ الرُقادا

My flowing tears refuse

To let slumber cheat the sleepless eye

لَو أَنَّ طَرفي سارَ نَح

وَكَ لَاِتَّخَذتُ النَومَ زادا

If my eyes had gone to where you are

I’d have made sleep my provision for the way

فَاِرجِع إِلى رَسمِ الصَفا

ءِ فَإِنَّهُ إِن عُدتَ عادا

So come back to the way of grace

For if you return you’ll find love again

وَدَعِ العِدى فَوَحُرمَةُ ال

عَلياءِ لا بَلَغوا المُرادا

Leave this enmity, for the nobility

Never attained their goal thereby

بَسَطوا لَنا أَيدي النَوا

لِ وَما نَرى مِنهُم جَوادا

They stretched out to us hands of friendship

Yet we saw no generosity from them

قَلبي أَسيرٌ في حِبا

لِكَ لا أُؤَمِّلَ أَن يُقادا

My heart is captive to loving you

I cannot expect it to be set free

أَعجَلتَ قَلبي أَن يَمَس

سَ الهَجرَ فَاِستَلَبَ الوِدادا

You hastened my heart to touch estrangement

And so stole away all love

يا بائِعي بِالنَزرِ مُخ

تاراً لِيَبلُغَ ما أَرادا

O you who sold me for a pittance

To attain what you sought

إِن جُدتَ بي فَليَندَمَن

مَن كانَ بي يَوماً جَوادا

If you come back to me, regret

Will befall those who betrayed me

مَن ضاعَ مِثلي مِن يَدَي

هِ فَلَيتَ شِعري ما اِستَفادا

One who lost as I did, from his hands

I wonder, what did he gain?

لا يَلبَسُ الوُدَّ الطَري

فَ مِجامِلٌ خَلَعَ التِلادا

Love suits not the trifling soul

Who discards devotion to don pride