1. ظَمِئتُ وأَجفانِي بدَمعِيَ فُيَّضُ

    وَعِشتُ وأَضلاعي بِرُوحيَ فُيَّظُ

    I thirsted while my eyelids overflowed with my tears.

    And I lived, though my ribs were giving up my soul.

  2. ظَنَنتُ الهَوًَى سَهلاً فَلمَّا اخَتَبرتُهُ

    رَأيتُ المَنَايا حَولَهُ تَتَلمَّظُ

    I thought love easy, but when I tested it,

    I saw deaths around it, licking their lips.

  3. ظُبَا الحُبِّ قد سَلَّت عَلَى القَلبِ بِيضَها

    وَحُكمُ الهَوى مُذ كانَ حُكمٌ مُغَلَّظُ

    Love’s blades have drawn their gleaming swords against the heart.

    And love’s judgment has always been a harsh judgment.

  4. ظَفَرتُ بِوَصلٍ لَم يَدُم لِي زَمَانُهُ

    وَيُذهِبُ لَذَّاتِ المَنَامِ التَّيَقّظُ

    I won a union whose time with me did not last.

    And wakefulness dispels the pleasures of sleep.

  5. ظَهرتُ بِسِرٍّ فاضَ دَمعي بِشَرحِهِ

    وَكم ناطِقٍ حَالاً وما يَتَلَفَّظُ

    I revealed a secret; my tears overflowed to explain it.

    And many speak through their state without uttering a word.

  6. ظَلَلتُ أعَاني فيك ضِدَّينِ للهَوَى

    بِجَفنِيَ مُشتٍ والفُؤاَدُ مُقَبَّظُ

    For you, I kept enduring love’s two contrary states:

    My eyelid is wintry, while my heart is summer-scorched.

  7. ظعَنتُ بِسِرِّي عَن سِواكَ لأَنَّني

    رَأيتُكَ سِرَّ السرِّ مِن حَيثُ الحظُ

    I withdrew with my secret from all but you, because

    I saw you as the secret of the secret wherever I gazed.

  8. ظُنُوني أبَت إلاَّ هَواكَ ورُبَّما

    عَنِيتُ بِحِفظِ السرِّ والسرُّ يُحفَظَ

    My thoughts refused all but love for you, and at times

    I took pains to keep the secret, and the secret is kept.

  9. ظَأرتُ عَلَى وَعظِ النَّصِيح مَسامِعاً

    لها ألسُنٌ للحَألِ في الحُبِّ أوعَظُ

    I coaxed my ears to heed the sincere adviser’s counsel—

    They have tongues of circumstance that offer stronger counsel in love.

  10. ظُلِمتُ بتكليفِ التَّحفُّظِ في الهوَى

    ومن رَكِبَ الأهوالَ لا يتحفَّظُ

    I was wronged by being required to be cautious in love.

    And whoever rides into terrors takes no precautions.