1. أُسَرُّ لطولِ أَسْرِي في يَدَيْه

    فيغضبُ إِذ أُسَرُّ لطولِ أَسْري

    I rejoice in my long captivity in his hands.

    So he grows angry when I rejoice in my long captivity.

  2. سأَلتُ الله أَن يُبْلَى بِعِشْقٍ

    فأُصبحُ عاشِقاً لكن لِهَجْرِي

    I asked God that he be afflicted with passionate love.

    So I become a lover—but of my own abandonment.