راكَ ، إذا اقْتَرَبْتُ ، تَصُدُّ عَنِّي

كَأَنَّا لَسْتُ مِنْكَ ولَسْتَ مِنِّي

When I draw near, you turn away from me

As if I am not yours and you are not mine

وقَدْ أَحْسَنْتُ فيكَ الظَّنَّ عُمْرًا

فكَيْفَ يَكُونُ رَدُّكَ سُوْءَ ظَنِّ؟!

Yet I thought well of you for a lifetime

How then can your rejection be ill thought from me?!

وأَنْتَ عَرَفْتَ قَدْرَكَ في فُؤادي

وأَنِّي تَحْتَ أَمْرِكَ دُوْنَ مَنِّ

You knew your worth in my heart

And that I am under your command, second to none

وَهَبْتُكَ أَحْرُفِي في الشِّعْرِ وَرْدًا

وفي الإِبْداعِ : عَنْكَ أَخَذْتُ فَنِّي

I made my poetry for you a string of pearls

And from you I took my art

ومِنْ عَيْنَيْكَ أَنْظِمْ عِقْدَ شِعْري

وفي عَيْنَيْكَ أَجْمَلُ ما أُغَنِّي

From your eyes I string the necklace of my poetry

In your eyes lies the most beautiful of my songs

تَزِيدُ الصَّدَّ عَنِّي دُونَ ذَنْبٍ

وتَنْسُبُهُ إِلَيَّ مَعَ التَّجَنِّي

You shun me without a fault

And attribute it to me despite my innocence

وتَهْجُرُنِي وتُمْعِنُ فِي التَّخَلِّي

وما لبَّيْتَ لِي يَوْمًا : "أَعِنِّي!"

You abandon me and persist in turning away

Yet never have you answered my call for "Help me!"

تَعالَ إِلَيَّ وَاحْكُمْ في ضُلُوعِي

وخُذْ ما شِئْتَ مِنْ خَمْرِي ودَنِّي

Come to me and judge my ribs

Take whatever you wish of my wine and my closeness

أُرِيدُ رِضَاكَ قَبْلَ المَوْتِ رُحْمَى

فيَرْضَى اللهُ يَوْمَ الحَشْرِ عَنِّي !

I want your approval before death's mercy

So that God may be pleased with me on Resurrection Day!