أَهيمُ بِدعد ما حيّيت فَإِن امت

أَهيمُ بِدعد ما حيّيت فَإِن امت

فَوا حُزنا من ذا يَهيمُ بِها بَعدي

فَوا حُزنا من ذا يَهيمُ بِها بَعدي

I am lovesick for Daʿd as long as I live; and if I die,

I yearn for Da'd as long as I live, and if I die,

Alas, what sorrow! Who will be lovesick for her after me?

Alas for the grief of one who will yearn for her after me.

وَدعد مَشوب الدل توليكَ شيمَة

وَدعد مَشوب الدل توليكَ شيمَة

لِشك فَلا قُربى بِدعد وَلا بُعدي

لِشك فَلا قُربى بِدعد وَلا بُعدي

And Daʿd, with her mingled coyness, treats you in a way

And Da'd whose love has distracted me, to leave you is an attribute,

That leaves you doubtful: neither closeness to Daʿd nor distance for me.

For doubt - so neither nearby nor far away after me.