بآوتلك شبّبت وجدا عن آودري

بآوتلك شبّبت وجدا عن آودري

وجاورته شعرا كأنك لا تدري

وجاورته شعرا كأنك لا تدري

You sang of Aoutlek in longing, away from Aoudri,

By you I was impassioned, yet from Odrey aloof,

And dwelt beside it in verse, as though you did not know.

And versified as though you didn’t know the truth,

أأقوى غراما منه حيث ذكرته

أأقوى غراما منه حيث ذكرته

أم الشعر قد ألجا إلى ذلك الشعر 

أم الشعر قد ألجا إلى ذلك الشعر

Does it stir greater passion than the other, since you mentioned it,

Am I more smitten with him when him I cite,

Or has poetry compelled you to that verse?

Or is it verse that leads my heart to such delight?