1. قَدْ جَحَدْتُ الهَوى فَلَمْ يُغْنِ جَحْدي

    أَنا أُخفِي الهَوى ودَمْعيَ يُبْدي

    I have denied my love, but my denial availed me nothing.

    I hide my love, while my tears reveal it.

  2. فَتَفَضَّلْ بِزَوْرَةٍ فَعَساها

    أَوَّلُ العَهدِ بي وآخِرُ عَهْدِي

    So grant me a visit, for perhaps it will be

    Your first meeting with me, and my last.