1. وحب لنا خلى تمنى وصاله

    وطالبه الحسنى فجاد وأحسنا

    A beloved of ours—my friend longed for union with him,

    And asked him for kindness; he was generous and gracious.

  2. رأيناه في جمع وأمكن خلوة

    فقبلته تسعاً وعشرته أنا

    We saw him in a gathering, and a chance for seclusion arose;

    So I kissed him nine times, and I myself made it ten.