1. Without seeing the vizier or his assistant
Though I had hoped for a meeting
١. حالَ مِن دونِ رُؤيَتي لِلوَزيرَي
نِ وَقَد كُنتُ راجِياً لِلتَلاقي
2. A lingering illness does not leave my body
Its secret firmly bound
٢. طولُ سُقمٍ ما إِن يُفارِقُ جِسمي
دائِرٌ سُرُّهُ شَديدُ الوِثاقِ
3. When I hoped for a gathering in this abode
Fate was gentle in the permanence of separation
٣. حينَ أَمَّلتُ في الدُنُوِّ اِجتِماعاً
لَطَفَ الدَهرُ في دَوامِ الفُراقِ