1. خَلّفت قَلبي فَوقَ سَفح الكرملِ

    حيرانَ يَسأل عَنكِ أَهل المَنزلِ

    I left my heart upon the slope of Carmel,

    Bewildered, asking the household about you.

  2. خَلّفته يَهفو عَلى غُرَفِ الهَوى

    في شَكل طَير بَينَهُم مُتَنَقِّلِ

    I left it fluttering over the chambers of love,

    In the form of a bird flitting among them.

  3. لَم يَعلَموا ما سِرّه فَإِذا بَكى

    حَسبوه يَضحك للربيع المُقبلِ

    They did not know its secret, so when it wept,

    They thought it laughed for joy at the coming spring.