1. دَعوني وَتَوديعَ الحَبيبِ بِنَظرَةٍ

    يُمَتِّعُني مِنها مَتاعاً إِلى حينِ

    Let me bid the beloved farewell with a glance,

    Through which he grants me pleasure for a while.

  2. أُوَدِّعُهُ تَوديعَةَ السَهمِ قَوسَهُ

    مَدى الدَهرِ يُقصيني وَكَاللَمحِ يُدنيني

    I bid him farewell as an arrow bids farewell to its bow;

    He keeps me distant forever, yet draws me near in a flash.