1. حينَ سارُوا عنّي وقدْ خنَقَتْني

    عبَراتٌ قد أعْرَبَتْ عنْ وَلوعي

    When they departed from me, choked as I was

    by tears that had revealed my ardent love,

  2. صِحْتُ مَنْ ينْصُرُ الغَريبَ فلمّا

    لمْ أجِدْ ناصِراً بلَعْتُ دُموعي

    I cried, “Who will help the stranger?” So when

    I found no helper, I swallowed my tears.