1. لقد ظَلَم القمريُّ إذ ناحَ باكياً

    وليسَ لهُ من مثلِ ما ذُقْتُهُ ذَوقُ

    Indeed, the turtledove did wrong when it wailed, weeping,

    Though it has tasted nothing like what I have tasted.

  2. فها أنا ذو شَوقٍ ولا طَوقَ لي بهِ

    وها هُوَ ذو طوقٍ وليسَ لهُ شَوقُ

    So here I am, full of longing, with no strength to bear it,

    And here it is, with a ring around its neck, yet without longing.