1. قَضِيَّتي في الهَوى وَاللَهُ مُشكِلَةٌ

    ضاقَت وَفي حِلِّها ضاعَتِ الحِيَلُ

    My predicament in love is, by God, a difficult one.

    It has grown dire, and all means of resolving it have failed.

  2. يا أَهلَ وُدّي يا خِلانَ ياثِقَتي

    ما القَولُ ما الرَأيُ ما التَدبيرُ ما العَمَلُ

    O those I hold dear, O friends, O my trusted ones,

    What is to be said? What is your view? What is the plan? What is to be done?