1. إِن غِبتَ عَن عِياني

    يا غايَةَ الأَماني

    If you are absent from my sight,

    O goal of my wishes,

  2. فَالفِكرُ في ضَميري

    وَالذِكرُ في لِساني

    then the thought of you is in my heart,

    and remembrance of you is on my tongue.

  3. ما حالَ عَنكَ عَهدي

    وَلا اِنثَنى عِناني

    My pledge has not turned away from you,

    nor have my reins turned aside.

  4. وَجَدي عَلَيكَ باقٍ

    وَالصَبرُ عَنكَ فاني

    My longing for you endures,

    and my patience in your absence is spent.