1. هَوىً يَقُضُّ حَيازِيمَ الحَشَا وهَوىً

    يُوكِّلُ العَينَ طُولَ اللَّيلِ بالسَّهَرِ

    A passion that shatters the ribs of the breast, and a passion

    That consigns the eye to sleeplessness all night long.

  2. ومُقْلَةٌ في نَجيعِ الدَّمْعِ عَائِمَةٌ

    تهْمِي بِمُنْعَبِقِ الخَدَّينِ مُنْهَمِرِ

    And an eye afloat in the crimson blood of tears,

    Pouring forth a torrent that clings to both cheeks.

  3. وزَفْرَةٌ كَشُواظِ النَّارِ محرقةٌ

    تَزْكُو فتَرمِي حَوَاشِي القَلْبِ بالشَّرَرِ

    And a scorching sigh, like a flame of fire,

    Flares up and pelts the heart's edges with sparks.