أضاعني الظبي على حفظهِ

أضاعني الظبي على حفظهِ

إذا توارى أو أمام الورى

إذا توارى أو أمام الورى

The gazelle forsook me despite my care for him,

The doe distracted me with her keeping

when he hid away or was before the people.

Whether she hid or before all to see

وراغ منى رائماً روعتي

وراغ منى رائماً روعتي

وكم غدا في نبذ وصلى ورا

وكم غدا في نبذ وصلى ورا

And he slipped away from me, seeking to frighten me;

And escaped me, provoking my fright

and how often he drew back, rejecting closeness with me.

Oh how often she's turned her back and left me