1. Never found a lover bound in chains
Of cool sweet water freshly rained
١. ما وَجدُ صادٍ في الحِبالِ موثَقِ
لِماءِ مُزنٍ بارِدٍ مُصَفَّقِ
2. Pure rain whose goodness was disdained
Except for you, though I take pains
٢. صَريحِ غَيثٍ خالِصٍ لَم يُمذَقِ
إِلّا كَوَجدي بِكَ لَكِن أَتَّقي
3. To fear you, opener of knowledge chained
Judge of logic, by you arraigned
٣. يا فاتِحاً لِكُلِّ عِلمٍ مُغلَقِ
وَصَيرَفيّاً ناقِداً لِلمَنطِقِ
4. Say this gibberish falls short of gained
Though we in distance are constrained
٤. إِن قالَ هَذا بَهرَجٌ لَم يَنفُقِ
إِنّا عَلى البُعادِ وَالتَفَرُّقِ
5. In remembering we can meet unfeigned.
٥. نَلتَقي بِالذِكرِ وَإِن لَم نَلتَقِ