1. يا مَن بِهِ قَد خَسِرتُ آخِرَتي

    لا تُفسِدَن بِالصُدودِ دُنيائي

    O you through whom I have already lost my afterlife,

    Do not ruin my earthly life by turning away.

  2. أَهُمُّ بِالصَبرِ حينَ يُسرِفُ في

    هَجرِيَ وَالصَبرُ نازِحٌ نائي

    I intend to be patient when he goes too far in

    Forsaking me, while patience is distant, far away.

  3. حَتّى إِذا ما رَأَيتُ طَلعَتَهُ

    غَيَّرَني ما رَأَيتُ عَن راءِ

    Until, when I see his face,

    What I see turns me from my resolve.