1. ما كانَ واشٍ عَن تَلدّدِه

    لَو غادَرَ البَينُ شَيئاً مِن تجلّدِه

    No talebearer would have told of his restless turning,

    had parting left him any fortitude.

  2. أَوما إِلَينا بأَطرافٍ مُخَضَّبةٍ

    وَماسَ فآنآدَ صَبري في تَوَدّدِه

    He beckoned to us with dyed fingertips,

    and he swayed, so my patience bent amid his wooing.

  3. رَمى بِطَرفٍ وَلَم يَمدُد إِليَّ يَداً

    فَما لِنَضح دَمي الهامي عَلى يَدِهِ

    He shot with a glance, yet did not extend a hand toward me.

    Why, then, is the spray of my streaming blood upon his hand?