1. من ذكر سلمى وهي بوين سلوان

    عن الغواني سلوت أي سلوان

    From remembering Salma, while she is at Wayn Salwan,

    I forgot the fair women—forgot them utterly.

  2. ولا وحق محيّاها المليح فما

    صغيت بعد حديثها لإنسان

    No—by her lovely face—I have not

    listened to anyone since hearing her speak.

  3. ولا دريت لشيء لا ولا اكتحلت

    بعديها تارة بالنوم أجفان

    Nor have I heeded anything—no—nor have

    eyelids ever been lined with the kohl of sleep since she left.

  4. ولا اشتغلت بحسن بعد غربتها

    ولا جعلت سواها في الهوى ثان

    Nor have I busied myself with beauty since she went away,

    nor taken anyone besides her as a second beloved.

  5. فمن يريد لإظهار هواها فعن

    رسيس سرّي فقد ينبيه إعلان

    So whoever wishes love for her revealed—of

    my secret's hidden core, an avowal may inform him.