1. المَوتُ مِن غادِرٍ أُعَذَّبُ بِه

    يَخدَعُني وَعدُهُ وَمَن لِيَ بِه

    Death comes from a faithless one who torments me.

    His promise deceives me—and who will secure him for me?

  2. الهَجرُ في فِعلِهِ وَلَحظَتِهِ

    وَالوَصلُ في قَولِهِ وَفي كُتُبِه

    Estrangement is in his conduct and his glance,

    And union in his words and in his letters.

  3. مُنتَقِلٌ في الأَنامِ يُشرِكُ في ال

    حُبِّ أُلوفاً وَلَستُ أُشرِكُ بِه

    He roams among people, sharing his

    Love with thousands, while I love none besides him.

  4. يا غافِلاً عَن جَوايَ يُقلِقُني

    حَسبُ مُحِبٍّ وَأَنتَ تَلعَبُ بِه

    O one heedless of my burning anguish, who torments me—

    Enough for a lover—that you toy with him!