1. اِرحَميني فَقَد بَليتُ فَحَسبي

    بَعضُ ذا الداءِ يا بُثَينَةُ حَسبي

    Have mercy on me, for I am worn down; enough for me—

    Some of this illness, O Buthayna, is enough for me.

  2. لامَني فيكِ يا بُثَينَةُ صَحبي

    لا تَلوموا قَد أَقرَحَ الحُبُّ قَلبي

    My companions blamed me over you, O Buthayna.

    Do not blame me; love has made my heart sore.

  3. زَعَمَ الناسُ أَنَّ دائي طِبّي

    أَنتِ وَاللَهِ يا بُثَينَةُ طِبّي

    People claimed that my illness is my cure.

    You, by God, O Buthayna, are my cure.