1. أَصابَت نواظرُه مُهجَتي

    وَزادَت فؤادي نواه جَوى

    His eyes struck my very heart.

    And separation from him deepened my heart's burning anguish.

  2. فَقُلتُ وقد أَكثر العاذلون

    دَعوني فإنّي قَتيلُ النَوا

    So I said, as the reproachers went on at length:

    Leave me be, for I am slain by separation.