1. أنت للنفس حياةٌ فإذا

    بِنْتَ بانتْ مهجةُ النفسِ مَعَكْ

    You are life to the soul; so when

    you depart, the soul's lifeblood departs with you.

  2. لم أُفارِقْك اختيارا إنما

    حثّني الحَيْنُ على أَن أَدَعك

    I did not part from you by choice; it was only

    doom that urged me to leave you.

  3. فإذا دارتْ رَحَى السَّعْدِ على

    مَنْ رأَى وجهَك أو من سمِعك

    And when the millstone of good fortune turns upon

    whoever has seen your face or whoever has heard you