1. لَقِيَتني عَنِ الحَجونِ فَنَحَّت

    في طِلابِ الهَوى لِساناً صَناعا

    She met me near al-Hajun, then turned

    A skillful tongue to the pursuit of love.

  2. قُلتُ شَيخُ كَما تَرَينَ كَبيرَ

    لَم يُرِد قَطُّ لِلغَواني اِتِّباعا

    I said, “I am an old man, as you see, advanced in years,

    One who has never wished to pursue beautiful women.

  3. إِنَّما جِئتُ هارِباً مِن ذُنوبٍ

    عَدَدَ القِطفِ لا تُريدُ اِنقِلاعا

    I came only to flee from sins,

    As numerous as grapes in a cluster, unwilling to be uprooted.”