1. خليلي سيرا واربعا بالمناهل

    وردا تحيات الحبيب المزايل

    My two friends, journey on and halt at the watering places,

    And carry back the greetings of the beloved who has parted.

  2. فإن سأل الأحبابُ عني تشوقاً

    فقولا تركناه رهين البلابل

    If my loved ones ask about me out of longing,

    Then say, “We left him captive to anguish.”

  3. وإن يتناسوني لعذرٍ فذكروا

    بأمري ولا تدري بذاك عواذلي

    And if, for some reason, they put me out of mind, remind them

    Of my plight, without my reproachers knowing of it.

  4. لعل الصبا تأتي فتحيي بنفحةٍ

    فوادي من تلقاء من هو قاتلي

    Perhaps the east wind will come and breathe life

    Into my heart from the direction of him who slays me.

  5. فيا ليت أعناق الرياح تقلني

    وتنزلني ما بين تلك المنازل

    Oh, if only the necks of the winds would bear me

    And set me down among those dwellings.