أَحبابَ قَلبي بِنتُمُ

وَكُلُّ سُؤلي كُنتُمُ

My heart's beloved, you were my life,

My every question, you were the light.

لا أَوحَشَ اللَهُ الحِمى

وَلا العَقيق مِنكُمُ

May Allah not deprive the sanctuary,

Nor the valley, of your blessed sight.

كَم قَد بَكَيتُ رَبعَكُم

وَكَم سَأَلتُ عَنكُمُ

How I've wept for your old dwellings!

How I've asked for news of your plight!

كَيفَ اِشتِغالي عَنكُمُ

وَكُلُّ شُغلي أَنتُمُ

My thoughts ever turned towards you,

You were all my care day and night.

القُربُ مِنكُم صِحَّةٌ

وَالبُعدُ عَنكُم سِقَمُ

To be near you was but healthfulness,

While distance brought only blight.

وَكُلَّما ذَكَرتُكُم

يَفيضُ مِن عَيني دَمُ

And whenever I thought of you,

My eyes overflowed outright.

ضَوءُ نَهاري بَعدَكُم

مِثلَ اللَيالي مُعتِمُ

My days after you are dark as night,

No light or joy left in my sight.

يا رَبِّ مِن جَورِ النَوى

جُدلي فَأَنتَ الحَكَمُ

O Lord, protect me from the cruelty of fate,

Be my judge, and show me what is right.

سَعَوا بِنا فَلا سَعَت

بِالكاشِحينَ قَدَمُ

They tried to tempt us, but availed not,

No schemer could our bond e'er blight.

رَبيعُ لَذاتِيَ مُذ

فارَقتكُم مُحَرَّمُ

The spring of my joy has, since we parted,

Been forbidden, devoid of delight.