1. سعادُ كلانا في المَحَبَّةِ شاعِرٌ

    إِذا ما هَوَينا فَالشَواعِرُ ثابِتَه

    Suad, each of us is a poet in love.

    When we love, our feelings remain steadfast.

  2. وَلكِنَّ فرقاً بَينَنا وَهوَ أَنَّني

    أُعَبِّرُ عَنها بَينَما أَنتِ ساكِتَه

    But there is a difference between us, namely that I

    express it, while you are silent.

  3. فَدَمعي شِعرٌ يقرأونَ سطورَه

    وَدمعُك أَبياتٌ من الشِعرِ صامِتَه

    So my tears are poetry whose lines they read,

    and your tears are silent verses of poetry.