1. لي خليل حبه

    حلّ طيّ أحشائي

    I have a beloved; my love for him

    has settled in the folds of my innermost being.

  2. ان دنا في قربه

    أو يكن له نائي

    Whether he draws near,

    or I am far from him,

  3. غاية أربي أربه

    جامع لأهوائي

    his wish is the utmost of my desire,

    bringing all my passions together.

  4. عجل اللَه طبه

    علّ يبرد دائي

    May God hasten his remedy;

    perhaps it will cool my ailment.

  5. يا غزيل حزوي

    جد بقربك جدلي

    O little gazelle of Ḥazwā,

    be generous with your nearness—be generous to me.

  6. إذا لم تزيل البلوى

    يا حبيبي من لي

    If you do not dispel the affliction,

    O my beloved, who is there for me?

  7. قد أطلت الشكوى

    رق لي واسمح لي

    I have prolonged my lament;

    have pity on me and be gracious to me.

  8. اسم عبد اذكر به

    فيك خير أسمائي

    The name “servant,” by which I am called,

    is, in relation to you, the finest of my names.