لَعَلَّكَ يا مَكتومُ أَن تَعرِفَ الناسا

فَتَهلِكَ مِن بَعدي هُموماً وَوَسواسا

Perhaps, O Maktum, you will get to know the people,

So you may perish afterwards from worries and obsessions.

وَيَومَ خَلَطتَ الهَجرَ لي مِنكَ بِالرِضى

فَأَبكَيتَني دَمعاً وَأَسقَيتَني كاسا

And the day you mixed estrangement from me with contentment,

You made me shed tears and gave me a cup to drink.