1. لم أسْلُ عنْهُ وقد سَلا عنّي

    فالذّنْبُ منه وضِدّهُ منّي

    I have not forgotten him, though he has forgotten me.

    So the fault is his, and mine its opposite.

  2. قمرٌ ملاحاتُ الورى جُمِعَتْ

    في خَلْقِهِ فَنّاً إلى فَنِّ

    A moon—all humankind’s charms were gathered

    In his form, one kind of beauty upon another.

  3. قد كان يبلغُ من مواصلتي

    ظنّي وفوقَ نهايةِ الظنِّ

    He used to fulfill, in his intimacy with me,

    My expectations, and more than I could ever imagine.

  4. ويضيفُ ريقَتَهُ بقبلتِهِ

    كَإضافةِ السلوى إلى المنِّ

    And with his kiss he would add his saliva,

    Like adding quails to manna.

  5. فاليومَ ينفرُ من ملاحظتي

    كَنِفارِ إنْسيٍّ من الجنِّ

    But today he recoils from my glance,

    As a human recoils from the jinn.