1. يَالَيْتَ شِعْرِيَ هَلْ يُقْضَى تَأَلُّفُنَا

    وَيثْنِيَ الشَّوْقُ عَنْ غَايَاتِهَ الثَّانِي

    Would that I knew: will our union be decreed?

    And will the restrainer turn longing away from its aims?

  2. أوْ هَلْ يَحِنُّ عَلَى نَفْسِي مُعَذِّبُهَا

    أوْ هَلْ يَرِقُّ لِقَلْبِي قَلبِيَ الثَّانِي

    Or will my soul’s tormentor show it compassion?

    Or will my second heart grow tender toward my heart?