مُحِبٌّ طَوَى كَشْحاً على الزَّفَراتِ

وَإنْسَانُ عَيْنٍ خاضَ في غَمَراتِ

A lover endured affliction with patience

And a man with insight waded through deep waters

فَيا مَنْ بِعَيْنَيْهِ سَقامِي وَصِحَّتي

ومَنْ في يَدَيْهِ مِيتَتي وَحَياتي

So you who in your eyes is my sickness and health

And who holds in your hands my death and life

بِحُبِّكَ عاشَرْتُ الهمُومَ صَبابَةً

كَأَنِّي لَها تِرْبٌ وَهُنَّ لِداتِي

With your love I have lived with sorrows as companions

As if I am their soil and they seek my company

فَخدِّي أَرضٌ للدُّمُوعِ وَمُقْلتي

سَمَاءٌ لها تَنْهَلُّ بِالعَبَراتِ

So my cheek is a land for tears

And my eyelids a sky pouring down with teardrops