1. عاوَدَ القَلبَ مِن سَلامَةَ نَصبُ

    فَلِعَينيَّ مِن جَوى الحُبِّ غَربُ

    Distress from Salama has returned to the heart,

    so my eyes stream with tears from love's burning anguish.

  2. وَلَقَد قُلتُ أَيُّها القَلبُ ذو الشَو

    قِ الَّذي لا يُحِبُّ حُبَّكَ حِبُّ

    And indeed I said: O heart full of longing,

    whose love no beloved matches,

  3. إِنَّهُ قَد دَنا فِراقُ سُلَيمى

    وَغَدا مَطلَبٌ عِنِ الوَصلِ صَعبُ

    indeed, parting from Sulayma has drawn near,

    and the quest for union has grown difficult.