لاَ تُهِجْ بِالذِّكْرِ مِنْ جَلَدِي

نَارَ شَوقٍ شَقَّ مُحْتَمَلُهْ

Do not stir with memory in my skin

A fire of yearning beyond endurance

وّيَقُولُ النَّاسُ فِي مَثَلٍ

لاَ تُحَرِّكْ مَنْ دَنَا أَجَلُهْ

People say in parable

Do not stir who is near his death