1. They asked me to give a symbol for love's meaning
If I were not speaking it outright
١. قالوا أَشِر رَمزاً مَعنى الهَوى
إِن لَم تَكُن بِصَريحِهِ مُتَلَفِّظا
2. I said, "My testing of it has left me with it
As a treasure, and for its secret, a keeper."
٢. قُلتُ اِختِباري فيهِ غادَرَني بِهِ
مُستَودِعاً وَلِسِرِّهِ مُستَحفِظا