“Askamten′ee yá habeebee:
Wa-má kasdee illa tibbak.
’Asák yá bedrë terhamnee:
Fa-inna kalbee yehebbak.
Ya-bu-l-wardee. Ya-bu-l-wardee.
Habeebë kalbee khaleek ’andee.”
Thou hast made me ill, O my beloved!
And my desire is for nothing but thy medicine.
Perhaps, O full moon! thou wilt have mercy upon me:
For verily my heart loveth thee.