1. كانَ لي دَمعٌ فلما ظَلَما

    وبكتهُ مقلتي صارَ دَما

    I had tears; then, when he acted cruelly,

    and my eye wept for him, they turned to blood.

  2. وَالذي أهوَى يَميني وكفَى

    بالذي أهواهُ عنديَ سقما

    The one I love is my oath—and enough

    of an affliction to me is the one I love.

  3. والهَوى والوجدُ والشوقُ معاً

    سألا قلبي ولكن ليما

    And love, passion, and longing together

    questioned my heart, but were blamed.

  4. برِحَ الكِتمانُ لا ذنبَ بِمَن

    كتمَ الشوقَ وأبدى السقَما

    Concealment is gone; no blame rests on one

    who concealed his longing and revealed his illness.