1. ولم أَر يا ظلامةَ الدين مثلنا

    أَشدَّ عَويلاً حين يَفترِقانِ

    And I have never seen, O Zulamat al-Din, a pair like us,

    so bitter in their wailing when they part.

  2. يُبَيِّنُ طَرفانا بما في نُفُوسنا

    إذا استعجَمَت أن تَنطِقَ الشفتانِ

    Our two gazes reveal what lies within our souls,

    when the lips become unable to speak.

  3. وإن حَجَبَ الواشوانَ رجعَ كلامِنا

    فإنَّا بوحي الطرفِ مُلتَقيَانِ

    And though the two talebearers stifle the echo of our words,

    we still meet through the eyes’ unspoken messages.