أَرى الناسَ أَمّا مَن تَجَدَّدَ وَصلُهُ

فَغَثَّ وَأَمّا مَن خَلا فَسَمينُ

I see people, some with ties renewed, overfed,

And some whose bonds have dropped, grown lean instead.

وَإِنّي لَأَستَغشي وَما بِيَ نَعسَةٌ

لَعَلَّ لِقاها في المَنامِ يَكونُ

And I lie down, though sleep does not descend;

Perhaps in dreams her image I'll apprehend.

تُخَبِّرُني الأَحلامُ إِنّي أَراكُمُ

فَيا لَيتَ أَحلامَ المَنامِ يَقينُ

Dreams tell me I can see you once again,

If only dreams could match reality, then!

شَهِدتُ بِأَنّي لَم أَخُنكِ مَوَدَّةً

وَأَنّي بِكُم حَتّى المَماتِ ضَنينُ

I swear I've never wavered in my love,

Devoted til I die to you, sweet dove.

وَأَنَّ فُؤادي لا يَلينُ إِلى هَوى

سِواكِ وَإِن قالوا بَلى سَيَلينُ

My heart won't bend to any love but yours,

Though people say in time it will be cured.