1. قلتُ يا هندُ طيِّبيني بوصلٍ

    تنعشيني فليسَ كالوصلِ شَيْ

    I said, “O Hind, heal me with union,

    revive me, for nothing compares to union.”

  2. فَكَوَتْ بالصدودِ قلبي وقالتْ

    هاكَ طبِّي وآخرُ الطبِّ كَيْ

    Then she seared my heart with rejection and said,

    “Here is my cure—and the last remedy is cautery.”