1. A child, his heart suffices as a home for him
As if the heart was a mold made just for him
١. طِفلٌ كَفاهُ القَلبُ داراً لَهُ
كَأَنَّما القَلبُ لَهُ قالَبُ
2. With the beauty of Joseph, and my heart is for him
A prison, without a companion therein
٢. كَيوسُفِ الحُسنِ وَقَلبي لَهُ
سِجنٌ وَما ثَمَّ لَهُ صاحِبُ
3. Morning came, and my heart is a garment for him
Neither too short nor long for him
٣. أَصبَحَ وَالقَلبُ لِباسٌ لَهُ
لاَ قاصِرٌ عَنهُ وَلا ساحِبُ
4. He is in my eyes, he is their beloved
While she is for him a lowered veil
٤. وَهوَ بِعَيني وَهوَ إِنسانُها
وَهيَ لَهُ مِن خارِجٍ حاجِبُ
5. My embrace was too tight for him
It could not contain what the critic says
٥. ضاقَ بِهِ ضيقُ عِناقي لَهُ
فَلَم يَسَع ما قالَهُ العائِبُ