يا ماطلاً لا يرى غَليلي

لديه ورداً سوى السراب

O heedless one who cannot see my torment

He has no roses except mirages

تَعَلَّمَ الطَّيْفُ منك هجري

فلا أَراه بلا اجتناب

Solitude has learned abandonment from you

So I cannot see it without avoidance

كم كتبَ الدَّمعُ فوق خدي

إِليك شكوى بلا جواب

How much has my tear written upon my cheek

To you, complaints without an answer

أَغلقتَ باب الوِصال دوني

فَسُدَّض للصّبر كلُّ باب

You closed the door of union from me

So patience for me has been barred from every door

إِن كان يحلو لديْك ظُلْمي

فَزِدْ من الهجر في عذابي

If injustice is sweet to you

Then increase the estrangement in my torment

عسى يُطيلُ الوقوفَ بيْني

وبَيْنَك اللّهُ في الحساب

Maybe God will prolong the standing

Between me and you in judgement