يَاقَلبُ وَيحكَ لا تَذهَب بِكَ الخُرُقُ

إِنَّ الأُلَى كُنتَ تَهوَاهُم قَد انطَلَقُوا

O my heart, do not be carried away by passion

Indeed, those you once loved have now departed

ما بالُهُم لَم يُبَالُوا إِذ هَجَرتَهُمُ

وأَنتَ مِن هَجرهم قد كِدتَ تَحتَرقُ

Why do they not care, when they have abandoned you

While you from their abandonment have nearly burnt

قد كنتُ أشفقُ مما قد فجعتُ به

إن كانَ يَدفعُ عن ذي اللوعةِ الشَّفقُ

I was heartbroken by what had aggrieved me

If only sympathy could relieve a grieving heart