1. أَفديكَ يا غُصن النَقا

    ذاتَ الشَجى وَلَكَ البَقا

    I would ransom you, O bough of the sand dune,

    Bearer of sorrow—and may lasting life be yours.

  2. مَجنون لَيلى ما اِلتَقى

    ما قَد لَقيتُ مِنَ الجَوى

    Layla’s Majnun never encountered

    The anguish of love that I have known.