يا رَبعُ أَينَ تَوَجَّهَت سَلمى

يا رَبعُ أَينَ تَوَجَّهَت سَلمى

أَمضَت فَمُهجَةَ نَفسِهِ أَمضى

أَمضَت فَمُهجَةَ نَفسِهِ أَمضى

O dwelling, where has Salma gone?

O beloved, where did Salma go?

Has she departed? Then he sent away his soul’s lifeblood.

She spent the sorrow of her soul till end.

لا أَبتَغي سُقيا السَحابِ لَها

لا أَبتَغي سُقيا السَحابِ لَها

في مُقلَتي خَلَفٌ مِنَ السُقيا

في مُقلَتي خَلَفٌ مِنَ السُقيا

I seek no rain from the clouds for her;

I do not seek clouds' watering for it,

In my eye is a substitute for that rain.

Behind my eyelids remains the watering.