يا قَلبِ أَخبِرني وَفي النَأيِ راحَةٌ

إِذا ما نَوَت هِندٌ نَوىً كَيفَ تَصنَعُ

O heart, tell me, is there comfort in separation?

When Hind makes up her mind, what will you do?

أَتُجمِعُ يَأساً أَم تَحِنُّ صَبابَةً

عَلى إِثرِ هِندٍ حينَ بانَت وَتَجزَعُ

Will you gather despair or yearn like a young man

Pining after Hind when she's gone and fret?

وَلَلصَبرُ خَيرٌ حينَ بانَت بِوُدِّها

وَزَجرُ فُؤادٍ كانَ لِلبَينِ يَخشَعُ

Patience is best when she reveals her love,

And scolding a heart that bowed to parting.

وَقَد قُرِعَت في وَصلِ هِندٍ لَكَ العَصا

قَديماً كَما كانَت لِذى الحِلمِ تُقرَعُ

The staff was struck in joining with Hind for you

As it was once for the forbearing one to be struck.

جَزِعتَ وَما في فَجعِ هِندٍ بِسِرِّها

وَاِفشاءِ سِرٍّ كانَ نَحوِيَ تَجزَعُ

You grieved though Hind's secret wasn't fully known,

Revealing a secret that was close to me distressed you.

وَلَكِن عَلى أَن يَعلَمَ الناسُ أَنَّني

عَلى غَيرِ شَيءٍ مِن نَوالِكِ أَتبَعُ

But so people would know that without your affection

I do not follow anything, this I pursue.

فَلا تَحرِمي نَفساً عَلَيكِ مَضيقَةً

وَقَد كَرَبَت مِن شِدَّةِ الوَجدِ تَطلَعُ

So do not deprive a soul constricted by ardent love,

It has suffered from the intensity of passion overflowing.

وَلَيسَ بِحُبٍّ غَيرِ حُبِّكِ لَذَّةً

وَلَستُ بِشَخصٍ بَعدَ شَخصِكِ أَجزَعُ

There is no joy in any love but yours,

And I am no man after you that I would anguish.

وَلَيسَ خَليلي بِالمُرَجّى وِصالُهُ

وَلَيسَ لِسِرّي عِندَ غَيرِيَ مَوضِعُ

My friend whose union I hoped for is not realized,

And my secret has no place with anyone but me.