1. إِذا ذُكِرَت لُبنى تَأَوَّهَ وَاِشتَكى

    تَأَوُّهَ مَحمومٍ عَلَيهِ البَلابِلُ

    Whenever Lubna is mentioned, he groans and laments,

    With the groaning of a fevered man beset by anguish.

  2. يَبيتُ وَيُضحي تَحتَ ظِلِّ مَنيَّةٍ

    بِهِ رَمَقٌ تُبكي عَلَيهِ القَبائِلُ

    He passes night and morning beneath the shadow of death,

    A last breath lingering in him, while the tribes weep over him.

  3. قَتيلٌ لِلُبنى صَدَّعَ الحُبُّ قَلبَهُ

    وَفي الحُبِّ شَغلٌ لِلمُحِبّينَ شاغِلُ

    A victim of Lubna—love has shattered his heart;

    And in love there is an all-consuming preoccupation for lovers.