1. أَبوسُ تُرابَ رِجلَكِ يا لِوَيلي

    وَلَولا ذاكَ لا أُدعى مُصابا

    I kiss the dust at your feet, O Luwayli.

    And were it not for that, I would not be called afflicted.

  2. وَما بَوسِ التُرابِ لِحُبِّ أَرضِ

    وَلَكِن حُبُّ مَن وَطِئَ التُرابَ

    And kissing the dust is not for love of the earth,

    But for love of the one who trod upon the dust.

  3. جُنِنتُ بِها وَقَد أَصبَحتُ فيها

    مُحِبّاً أَستَطيبُ بِها العَذابا

    I have gone mad for her, and in loving her have become

    A lover who finds torment sweet because of her.

  4. وَلازَمتُ القِفارَ بِكُلِّ أَرضٍ

    وَعَيشي بِالوُحوشِ نَما وَطابا

    And I have kept to the wilderness in every land,

    And my life among wild beasts has flourished and grown sweet.