1. أَخْشى عَلَيْكَ إِذا مَشَيْتَ تَقَصُّفاً

    وَكَذا يُخافُ عَلى القَضيبِ إِذا نَشا

    I fear you may snap when you walk,

    And likewise one fears for the slender branch when it grows.

  2. أَوْحَشْتَني وَلَوِ اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَى الَّذي

    لَكَ في فُؤادي لَمْ تَكُنْ لِيَ مُوحِشا

    You have made me lonely; and had you known what

    Is yours in my heart, you would not have made me lonely.