1. أُكَذِّبُ طَرفي عَنكِ في كُلِّ ما أَرى

    وَأُسمِع أُذني مِنكِ ما لَيسَ تَسمَعُ

    I disbelieve my eyes in everything I see of you,

    And make my ear hear from you what it does not hear.

  2. وَلَم أَسكُنِ الأَرضَ الَّتي تَسكُنينَها

    لِكَي لا يَقولوا صابِرٌ لَيسَ يَجزَعُ

    And I have not dwelt in the land where you dwell,

    Lest they say, 'He is patient; he does not grieve.'

  3. فَلا كَبِدي تَبلى وَلا لَكِ رَحمَةٌ

    وَلا عَنكِ إِقصارٌ وَلا فيكِ مَطمَعُ

    So my liver does not waste away, and you have no mercy;

    And there is no turning away from you, nor any hope of winning you.

  4. لَقيتُ أُموراً فيكِ لَم أَلقَ مِثلَها

    وَأَعظَمُ مِنها مِنكِ ما أَتَوَقَّعُ

    Because of you I have faced things whose like I have never known,

    And greater than these is what I expect from you.

  5. فَلا تَسأَليني في هَواكِ زِيادَةً

    فَأَيسَرهُ يُجزي وَأَدناهُ يُقنِعُ

    So do not ask me for any increase in my love for you,

    For its lightest measure suffices, and its least satisfies.