1. منعوهُ أَحبَّ شيءٍ لديه

    من جميعِ الورى ومن والديه

    They denied him the thing dearest to him,

    dearer than all humankind and his parents.

  2. منعوهُ غذءَه وهو قد كا

    نَ مباحاً له وبين يديه

    They denied him his nourishment, though it had been

    permitted to him and within his reach.

  3. عجباً منه ذا على صغرِ السن

    هويْ فاهتدى الفراقُ إليه

    How astonishing that he, despite his tender age,

    fell in love, and separation found its way to him!