1. لما أمت إِذْ بعدتَ عند انطلاقِكْ

    إنني لست مُدْنَفاً لِفِراقِكْ

    I have not yet died since you went away at your departure.

    I am not laid low by parting from you.

  2. غير أنّ الحِمَامَ يا مُهْجَتِي لم

    يَسْتَطِعْ أن يَفُكَّني من وَثاقك

    Yet death, O my soul, has not

    been able to free me from your bonds.

  3. قاسَمَتْني النّوى وصالكَ حتّى

    لكأنّ الفراقَ مِن عُشّاقك

    Separation shared your company with me, until

    parting seemed to be one of your lovers.

  4. وأرى البين واهِباً حُسْنَ عَيْنَيْ

    ك لِوَشْكِ النّوى وطِيب عناقِكْ

    And I see parting bestowing the beauty of your eyes

    upon imminent separation, and the sweetness of your embrace.

  5. كيف صبري وقد غدوتُ بأرضٍ

    لا أرى فوقَها سنا إشراقِكْ

    How can I be patient, now that I am in a land

    above which I see no gleam of your radiance?