لي حَبيبٌ يَكُدُّني بِمِطالِهِ

غَشَّ ديني بِحُسنِهِ وَجَمالِهِ

I have a beloved who torments me with his absence,

He has deceived my faith with his beauty and grace,

قَمَرٌ يُلبِسُ الظَلامَ ضِياءً

عَجِبَ النَقصُ في الوَرى مِن كَمالِه

A moon that clothes the darkness with splendor,

The world wonders at his perfection and completeness,

نازِحُ الوَصلِ لَيسَ يَرحَمُ آما

لِيَ مِن طولِ هَجرِهِ وَاِعتِلالِه

The one who distances union is merciless to the lovers,

I suffer from the length of his abandonment and illness,

وَجَّهَت نَفسِيَ الرَجاءَ إِلَيهِ

فَأَقامَت عَلى اِنتِظارِ نَوالِه

I directed my soul to hope in him,

So it lingers waiting for his gift.