1. أَجفوهُ أَنّي أُبقي عَلَيهِ وَفي ال

    قَلبِ اِشتياقٌ كَأَنَّهُ اللَهَبُ

    I shun him to spare him, while in the

    heart is a yearning like flame.

  2. أَرهَبُ أَن يَظهَرَ الحَديثُ وَأن

    تَسقُطَ في كَفِّ غَيرِهِ الكُتُبُ

    I fear that the story will come to light, and that

    the letters will fall into someone else's hand.

  3. مَتى يُداوي شَوقي مُهَيِّجَهُ

    لَطالَ هَذا البَلاءُ وَالتَعَبُ

    When will the one who stirs it heal my longing?

    This affliction and weariness have indeed lasted long.