أَأَحبابَ قَلبي إِن يَكُن لَكُمُ رضا

بقتلي أَسىً سلّمتُ أَمرى لِلقَضا

O beloveds of my heart, if my death brings you contentment

I have surrendered my will to destiny's judgement

أَما وَلَيالٍ بَعدَكُم طيبها اِنقَضى

تمرُّ الصبا صفحاً بِساكن ذي الغَضا

After you, nights of sweetness have passed away

While youth flows by one residing in solitude

وَيصرع قَلبي إِذ تهبُّ هبوبها

أَهيم بِذكراكم إِذا ما تَرَنَّما

And my heart is felled when its gusts blow

I rave with your memory when it sings to me

حمام بذكرى إِلفه باتَ مغرما

وَإِنّي لأَصبو لِلصِبا فَهيَ في الحِمى

A dove crazed with the memory of its fellow

While I yearn for youth though it is in ruin

قَريبَةُ عَهدٍ بِالحَبيب وَإِنَّما

هَوى كُلّ نَفس أين حَلَّ حَبيبها

Recently parted from the beloved, yet

Every soul desires where its beloved settled