1. مُغرَمٌ مُؤلَمٌ جَريحٌ أَسيرُ

    إِنَّ قَلباً يُطيقُ ذا لَصَبورُ

    Love-stricken, tormented, wounded, captive.

    Indeed, a heart that can endure this is truly steadfast.

  2. وَكَثيرٌ مِنَ الرِجالِ حَديدٌ

    وَكَثيرٌ مِنَ القُلوبِ صُخورُ

    And many men are iron,

    And many hearts are rocks.

  3. قُل لِمَن حَلَّ بِالشَآمِ طَليقاً

    بِأَبي قَلبُكَ الطَليقُ الأَسيرُ

    Say to him who has settled in al-Sham, at liberty:

    May my father be the ransom for your heart—free yet captive.

  4. أَنا أَصبَحتُ لا أُطيقُ حَراكاً

    كَيفَ أَصبَحتَ أَنتَ يا مَنصورُ

    I have become unable to stir;

    How have you yourself fared, O Mansur?