1. كَتَبتُ وَدَمعي مُستَهِلٌّ صَبابةً

    يُداعب كَفِّي كُلَّما كَتَبتْ سَطرا

    I wrote while my tears streamed with longing,

    Caressing my hand whenever it wrote a line.

  2. وَإِنَّ فُؤادي عِندَ ذِكرِكَ ذائِبٌ

    فَكَيفَ بِماءِ الدَمعِ في مُقلَةٍ شَكرى

    And indeed, my heart melts at the mention of you;

    What, then, of the tear-water in a brimming eye?