يا حَبيبَ الحَبيبِ تَفديكَ روحي

لا تُعَذِّبهُ بِالجَفا وَالصُدودِ

O beloved of the beloved, I would give my soul for you

Do not torment it with indifference and rejection

أَنا أَولى مِنهُ بِحَملِ التَجَنّي

وَاِمتِلاءِ الأَجفانِ بِالتَسهيدِ

I am more deserving than it of bearing hardship

And of eyes brimming over with sleeplessness