1. أرسمَ حَبِيبي زِدتَ قَلبِي تَشوُّقاً

    وأضرَمتَ بالأحشَاءِ منّي تَحرُّقا

    O image of my beloved, you have increased my heart’s longing,

    And kindled burning anguish in my innermost depths.

  2. نعَم زِدتَنِي يا رسمُ حين أذاقَنِي

    حبِيبِىَ طعمَ البَينِ والشَّملَ فَرَّقَا

    Yes, you heightened my longing, O image, when I was made to taste

    By my beloved the flavor of parting, and he sundered our union.

  3. سأعتِبُه جَهدي وفضلَك أشكُرَن

    إذا قدّرَ اللهُ اجتِماعا وَمُلتَقَى

    I shall reproach him with all my might, and surely give thanks for your kindness,

    If God ordains a reunion and a meeting.