1. الجسمُ ينُقص مذ فارقتُكم سَقَماً

    والشوقُ يكثر في قلبي ويزداد

    My body wastes away with sickness since I parted from you,

    And longing grows in my heart and increases.

  2. لا تحسبوا أنّني لِلَّهْوِ بعدكُم

    أَحِنّ أو للذيذ العيش أُقْتاد

    Do not think that, after your departure, for diversion

    I yearn, or am drawn to the sweetness of life.

  3. قد عَزَّني فيكُم صبري وفارقني

    تجلّدي فالأسى لي بعدكم زادُ

    My patience has failed me over you, and I have lost

    My fortitude; so grief is my sustenance after your departure.

  4. كأنّني والِهٌ قد شُرِّدت فنأتْ

    كَرْهاً وأمسى لها في الحيّ أولاد

    I am like a distraught mother, driven away and gone far off,

    Against her will, while her young spent the evening in the encampment.