1. بَينَنا شَمعةٌ تَذوبُ كجسمٍ

    لغَريبٍ ثَوى بأرضِ الغَرِيِّ

    Between us, a candle melts like the body

    of a stranger who lies in the land of al-Ghari.

  2. دَمعُها هاطِلٌ كدَمعي عَليهِ

    وهيَ ما بَيننا كجِسمِ خَلِيِّ

    Its tears pour down like my tears for him,

    while here between us it resembles the body of one free of care.

  3. قلتُ ما ذَنبُكِ الذي مِنه أُح

    رِقت فقَالت لِفرطِ سِرٍّ خَفيِّ

    I asked, “What is your sin, for which you were

    burned?” She said, “Because of a deeply hidden secret:

  4. عذَّبُوني بالنَّارِ عَمداً لأنِّي

    اعتَقدتُ الوَلا لِغَيرِ عَليِّ

    They deliberately tormented me with fire, because I

    professed allegiance to someone other than Ali.”