1. وقفتُ على الرُّبوعِ ولي حنينٌ

    لساكنهنَّ ليس إلى الربوعِ

    I stood by the dwellings, filled with longing,

    for their inhabitant, not for the dwellings.

  2. ولو أني حننتُ إلى مغاني

    أحبَّائي حننتُ إلى الضلوعِ

    And were I to yearn for the abodes of

    my loved ones, I would yearn for my ribs.