1. لا النومُ أدري به ولا الأرَقُ

    يدري بهذين مَنْ به رَمَقُ

    I know neither sleep nor sleeplessness.

    Whoever has a spark of life knows these two.

  2. إِنَّ دُموعي منْ طولِ ما استبقَتْ

    كَلَّت فما تستطيعُ تَسْتَبق

    Indeed, my tears, from racing one another so long,

    have grown weary and can no longer race.

  3. ولي مليكٌ لم تبدُ صورتُهُ

    مذ كان إلا صَلَّتْ لها الحدق

    And I have a sovereign whose form has never appeared,

    since he came to be, without eyes worshipping it.

  4. نويتُ تقبيلَ نارِ وجنته

    وخفتُ أدنو منها فأحترِق

    I intended to kiss the fire of his cheek,

    but feared to draw near it and burn.