1. لَيتَ شِعري عَن أَملَحِ النَّاسِ دَلا

    أَمُقيمٌ لَنا عَلى العَهدِ أَم لا

    Would that I knew of the most charming of people in coy grace:

    does he remain true to his pledge to us, or not?

  2. زَعَموا أَن مَن تَشاغَلَ بِاللَّذا

    تِ عَمَّن يُحِبُّهُ يَتَسَلَّى

    They claimed that whoever distracts himself with pleasures

    from the one he loves will find solace.

  3. كَذَبوا وَالَّذي تُساقُ لَهُ البُدنُ

    وَمَن لاذَ بِالطَّوافِ وَصَلَّى

    They lied—by Him for whom the sacrificial camels are driven,

    and by whoever sought refuge in circumambulation and prayed!

  4. لرسيسُ الهَوَى أَحَرُّ مِن الجَم

    رِ عَلى قَلبِ عاشِق يَتَقَلَّى

    Indeed, love's lingering trace is hotter than embers

    upon the heart of a lover burning in torment.