1. وَيلي وَعولي وَما لي حينَ تَفلِتُني

    مِن بَعدِ ما أَحرَزَت كَفّي بِها الظَفَرا

    Woe to me, alas for me! What shall I do when she escapes me,

    After my hand had secured the triumph of winning her?

  2. قَد قالَ قَلبي لِطَرفي وَهوَ يَعذِلُهُ

    هاذا جَزاأُكَ مِنّي فَاِكدُمِ الحَجَرا

    My heart said to my eye, reproaching it:

    “This is your recompense from me, so bite the stone!

  3. قَد كُنتُ أَنهاكَ عَنها لَو تُطاوِعُني

    فَاِصبُر فَما لَكَ تَيها أَجرُ مِن صَبرا

    I used to warn you away from her—if only you had obeyed me!

    So be patient; in bewilderment, you have no reward like that of one who endured.”