1. وَلَقَد أَرسَلتُ دَمعي شاهِداً

    ذُمَّ صَيَّرَت إِلَيها المُشتَكى

    And indeed I sent my tears as a witness.

    [Then?] she directed the complaint to her.

  2. فَتَوَلَّت ذُمَّ قالَت شُغُلي

    كُلُّ مَن شاءَ تَباكى فَبَكى

    So she turned away, [then?] said, 'My concern—

    anyone who wishes can feign weeping and then weep.'

  3. يا حَبيباً لَم أَنَل مِنهُ عَلى

    طولي ما قاسَيتُ فيهِ دَرَكا

    O beloved, from whom I never attained, despite

    my long ordeal—what I endured for him—any fulfillment.

  4. لَيتَ شِعري عَنكَ هَل تَذكُرُني

    حينَ تَخلو مِثلَ ما أَذكُرُكا

    Would that I knew about you: do you remember me

    when you are alone, as I remember you?