1. I likened your affection, O aloof one, to flashes of lightning
That brighten the eyes with their swift gleam,
١. شَبَّهْتُ وصلكَ يا نَفُورُ كبَاِرقٍ
كَحَلَ الجفونَ بخَطْفِه لَمَعَانُ
2. Or to a graceful guest who visited a cushioned bed,
Grazing upon the stars as though perplexed.
٢. أو ضَيفَ طَيْفٍ زارجَفْنَ مُسَهَّدٍ
يَرْعَى النُّجُوَم كَأنَّهُ حَيْرَانُ