1. يا حَبيبَ الحَبيبِ تَفديكَ روحي

    لا تُعَذِّبهُ بِالجَفا وَالصُدودِ

    O beloved of the beloved, may my soul ransom you.

    Do not torment him with coldness and rejection.

  2. أَنا أَولى مِنهُ بِحَملِ التَجَنّي

    وَاِمتِلاءِ الأَجفانِ بِالتَسهيدِ

    I am more deserving than he of bearing unjust treatment,

    And of having my eyelids filled with sleeplessness.