1. O memories, in whose mirror
I saw images of longing
١. يَا ذُكْرَةً أَبْصَرْتُ فِي
مِرْآتِهَا صُوَرَ التَّمَنِّي
2. Passing by, startling
The bird of sorrow from the nest of my eyelids
٢. خَطَرَتْ عَلَيَّ فَنَفَّرَتْ
طَيْرَ الْكَرَى مِنْ وَكْرِ جَفْنِي
3. My thoughts attached themselves
To it with strong rope of song
٣. عَلِقَتْ حِبَالَةُ خَاطِرِي
مِنْهَا بِمَكْحُولٍ أَغَنِّ
4. It was an image drawn
By my imagination, painter of my mind
٤. كَانَتْ مِثَالاً خَطَّهُ
بِمَخِيلَتِي نَقَّاشُ ذِهْنِي
5. It is an imagined encounter
Allowed by the whims of my supposition
٥. هِيَ لُقْيَةٌ وَهْمِيَّةٌ
سَمَحَتْ بِهَا خَطَرَاتُ ظَنِّي