1. أَيا قادِماً مِن سَفرَةِ الهَجرِ مَرحَبا

    أَنا ذاكَ ما أَنساكَ ما هَبَّتِ الصَبا

    O you arriving from the journey of estrangement, welcome!

    I am still the same; I will not forget you as long as the east wind blows.

  2. رَجِعتَ إِلى قَلبي كَما قَد تَرَكتُهُ

    حَبيساً عَلى ذِكراكَ بِالخَوقِ مُتعَبا

    You returned to my heart just as I had left it:

    captive to remembrance of you, wearied by [an unclear word in the source].

  3. آهِ مِنَ الحُبِّ المُبَرِّحِ وَالجَوى

    لَقَد ذَلَّ في الدُنيا المُحِبُّ وَعُذِّبا

    Ah, the anguish of tormenting love and burning heartache!

    Indeed, the lover has been abased in this world and tormented.