1. يدنو ويعرضُ لا سبيل لوصلهِ

    وأراهُ مرتاحَ الضّمير لفعلِه

    He draws near and turns away; there is no path to union with him.

    And I see him untroubled in conscience by what he does.

  2. المستبدّ يجيدُ فلسفة النوى

    فإذا نوى هجري يشيح بكلّه

    The tyrant has mastered the philosophy of separation.

    And when he resolves to forsake me, he turns away with his whole being.

  3. ويميل كلّ الميل عني إن دعا

    داعٍ لوصلٍ أو  أشارَ  لسُبْله

    And he turns utterly away from me if someone calls

    For union, or points out the paths to it.

  4. ياعاشقاً يخشى إذاعةَ شوقه

    أمن الغرامِ تفرّ أم .. من أهله ؟؟

    O lover who fears revealing his longing,

    Do you flee from love, or from its devotees?