1. مُتعَبٌ قلبي فأَرخي الهُدُبا

    علَّها تنسي حشايَ التَّعَبا

    My heart is weary, so lower your lashes.

    Perhaps they will make my heart forget its weariness.

  2. هدَّتِ الخيباتُ عزفي زمنًا

    فغدا ينزفُ حزني طربا

    Disappointments crushed my music for a time,

    so my sorrow came to bleed rapture.

  3. أبعدي عُتباكِ عني شَبِعَت

    مِن صُحون اللومِ روحي عتبا

    Keep your reproach away from me; sated is

    my soul with reproach from the platters of blame.