بانَت لُبَينى فَأَنتَ اليَومَ مَتبولُ

وَإِنَّكَ اليَومَ بَعدَ الحَزمِ مَخبولُ

My beloved turned away, so today you've become indifferent,

And today, after being decisive, you've become hesitant.

فَأَصبَحَت عَنكَ لُبنى اليَومَ نازِحَةً

وَدَلُّ لُبنى لَها الخَيراتِ مَعسولُ

So my beloved has moved away from you today,

And the guide to goodness has left her honey sweetened.

هَل تَرجِعَنَّ نَوى لُبنى بِعاقِبَةٍ

كَما عَهِدتَ لَيالي العِشقُ مَقبولُ

Will my beloved's determination return as it used to be,

As the nights of lovemaking were once well received?

وَقَد أَراني بِلُبنى حَقَّ مُقتَنِعٍ

وَالشَملُ مُجتَمِعٌ وَالحَبلُ مَوصولُ

She's made me truly satisfied with her,

Our bond was strong and the rope was tied.

فَصِرتُ مِن حُبِّ لُبنى حينَ أَذكُرُها

القَلبُ مُرتَهَنٌ وَالعَقلُ مَدخولُ

Because of my love for her, whenever she's recalled,

My heart is pledged and my mind possessed.

أَصبَحتَ مِن حُبِّ لُبنى بَل تَذَكُّرِها

في كُربَةٍ فَفُؤادي اليَومَ مَشغولُ

Due to love for her, or just the thought of her,

My heart today is preoccupied and distressed.

وَالجِسمُ مِنِّيَ مَنهوكٌ لِفُرقَتِها

يَبريهِ طولُ سَقامٍ فَهوَ مَنحولُ

My body is weakened by our separation,

Wasted by prolonged illness, it's become frail.

كَأَنَّني يَومَ وَلَّت ما تُكَلِّمُني

أَخو هِيامٍ مُصابُ القَلبِ مَسلولُ

It's as if, the day she stopped talking to me,

I became a crazed lover, brokenhearted and confused.

أَستَودِعُ اللَهَ لُبنى إِذ تُفارِقُني

عَن غَيرِ طَوعٍ وَأَمرُ الشَيخِ مَفعولُ

I trust in God as she leaves me,

Not willingly, as the elder's word was final.