1. مَتى يَشتَفي مِنكَ الفُؤادُ المُعَذَّبُ

    وَسَهمُ المَنايا مِن وِصالِكِ أَقرَبُ

    When will the tormented heart find healing from you?

    And death's arrow is nearer than union with you.

  2. فَبُعدٌ وَوَجدٌ وَاِشتِياقٌ وَرَجفَةٌ

    فَلا أَنتِ تُدنيني وَلا أَنا أَقرَبُ

    So there is separation, anguish, longing, and trembling;

    So you do not draw me near, nor do I come closer.

  3. كَعُصفورَةٍ في كَفِّ طِفلٍ يَزُمُّها

    تَذوقُ حِياضَ المَوتِ وَالطِفلُ يَلعَبُ

    Like a sparrow in the palm of a child who grips it tight,

    It tastes the pools of death while the child plays.

  4. فَلا الطِفلُ ذو عَقلٍ يَرِقُّ لِما بِها

    وَلا الطَيرُ ذو ريشٍ يَطيرُ فَيَذهَبُ

    The child has no sense to pity its plight,

    Nor does the bird have feathers to fly and get away.

  5. وَلي أَلفُ وَجهٍ قَد عَرَفتُ طَريقَهُ

    وَلَكِن بِلا قَلبٍ إِلى أَينَ أَذهَبُ

    And I have a thousand ways; I already know the path of each,

    And yet, without a heart, where shall I go?