1. مُنِعتُ عَنِ التَسليمِ يَومَ وَداعِها

    فَوَدَّعتُها بِالطَرفِ وَالعَينُ تَدمَعُ

    I was barred from greeting her on the day of her farewell;

    so I bade her farewell with my gaze, while my eye shed tears.

  2. وَأُخرِستُ عَن رَدِّ الجَوابِ فَمَن رَأى

    مُحِبّاً بِدَمعِ العَينِ قَلباً يُوَدِّعُ

    And I was struck dumb, unable to reply—who has ever seen

    a lover bidding a heart farewell with the tears of his eye?

  3. عَلَيكِ سَلامُ اللَهِ مِنّي تَحِيَّةً

    إِلى أَن تَغيبَ الشَمسُ مِن حَيثُ تَطلَعُ

    May God's peace be upon you, a greeting from me,

    until the sun sets where it rises.