يا عاذِلَيَّ مِنَ المَلامِ دَعاني

إِنَّ البَلِيَّةَ فَوقَ ما تَصِفانِ

O you who rebuke me to no purpose, leave me;

Indeed, misfortune weighs heavier than you know.

زَعَمَت بُثَينَةُ أَنَّ فُرقَتَنا غَداً

لا مَرحَباً بِغَدٍ فَقَد أَبكاني

Buthainah claimed our parting will come tomorrow;

No welcome to such a tomorrow that makes me weep!