1. بَكيتُ الدُموعَ حِذارَ الفِراقِ

    وَقَبلَ الفِراقِ وَلا أَعلَمُ

    I wept tears for fear of parting,

    And before parting—and I know not.

  2. فَلَو قَد تَوَلّى وَسارَ الحَبيبُ

    لَكانَ مَكانَ دُموعي دَمُ

    For if the beloved were to turn away and depart,

    There would be blood in place of my tears.

  3. وَفي العِشقِ كَأسانِ مَسمومَتا

    نِ طَعمُهُما الصابُ وَالعَلقَمُ

    And in love there are two poisoned cups;

    Their taste is bitter sap and colocynth.

  4. فَإِحداهُما كَأسُ هَجرِ الحَبيبِ

    وَكَأسُ الفِراقِ هيَ الصَيلَمُ

    One is the cup of the beloved's estrangement,

    And the cup of parting is utter ruin.