بَدر تَبارك باري الخَلق مُبدعهُ
عَنّي نَأى وَسويدا القَلب مطلعُهُ
The full moon blessed the Creator of existence, its Originator
It distanced itself from me, while my heart is its place of emergence
ما أَنسَ لا أَنسَ قَولي إِذ أودّعهُ
يا راحِلاً وَجَميل الصَبر يتبعهُ
Neither forgets nor forgets my words when bidding it farewell
O you who travel on, with beautiful patience following it
هَل مِن سَبيل إِلى لُقياك يَتّفِقُ
ما حيلَتي وَدُموع العَين هاميةٌ
Is there any way to meet you that may coincide?
I have no stratagem, while the tears of my eyes are ardently falling
وَأبحر الوَجد وَالأَشجان طاميَة
يا غائِباً عَن عُيوني وَهي باكيةٌ
And the sea of passion and sorrows is swelling
O you who are absent from my eyes while they are weeping
ما أَنصفتك دُموعي وَهيَ دامية
وَلا وَفى لَكَ قَلبي وَهوَ يَحتَرِقُ
My tears have not been fair to you while they are ceaselessly flowing
Nor has my heart been true to you while it is burning