فارَقْتُ بالْكَرْهِ مَنْ أَهْوى وَفارَقني

شَتَّانَ لَكِننا في الْوُدِّ سِيَّانِ

I parted from the one I loved though she left me too,

Yet far different we are regarding fond affection.

كأَنَّما قُدَّ طُولاً يَوْمَ فُرْقَتِنا

شَرْقاً وَغَرْباً فأَمْسى وَهْوَ يَوْمان

As though, since we parted, East and West elongated,

Making the day we separated into two days.