1. I lied to myself and pretended
That I was fine so they would deny it when I was truthful

2. It wasn't because I was bored or tired of you
But I was protecting you and caring for you

3. Separation is nothing but a shield I wore
To protect you from what we fear and avoid

4. I was gentle with your secrets and covered them
With a shirt of concealment that won't rip

5. I have two kinds of tears: one flows
While the other chokes with sobbing

6. I have two days: one where my body suffers
From my own pains, the other bowed in thought

7. My greatest share of you is that when
The wind blows to me from your direction, I revive

8. Al-Hurr ibn Yazid al-Nawfal claimed that he
Was more apt to tears and passions than I

9. So I said to him: I wish my share were that
When love doesn't fulfill me, the tears would trickle