1. في القلب من حَرِّ الصبابة نارُ

    جَمرٌ عليه مَهابةٌ ووقارُ

    In the heart burns a fire from the heat of ardent longing:

    Glowing embers, mantled in awe and dignity.

  2. لعب الهوى بجوارحي فَأَذابَها

    فالقلب بين حشا الضلوع مُعَارُ

    Passion toyed with my limbs, then melted them.

    So the heart is on loan within the ribs’ inner recesses.

  3. إن قلت قابله ماهون قبله

    غُلِبَ العَزاءُ فما لَدَيَّ قَرارُ

    If I say, “Face it”—[unclear word]—before it ...

    Solace is vanquished, and I have no rest.

  4. قد كان في تلف المحبِّ بحبِّه

    قبل الذي سلفت به الأشعارُ

    In the lover’s perishing through his love, there had already been

    what poems had told of in earlier times.