1. أأخفي الهوَى ودموعي دُموعي

    ولا سيما بعدَ فقدِ الهُجوعِ

    Can I hide my love, when my tears are what they are,

    Especially after the loss of sleep,

  2. وفي القلبِ ما فيهِ من زَفرةٍ

    توقَّدُ بينَ الحَشا والضُّلوعِ

    While my heart holds the sigh it holds,

    Blazing between my innards and my ribs?

  3. وصد كما صدَّ عني العزاءُ

    بديعُ الجمالِ بوجهٍ بَديعِ

    And he turned away, as solace turned away from me—

    Wondrous in beauty, with a wondrous face.

  4. يُوافِقُ شمس الضّحى في النهارِ

    ولكن يخالفُها للطلوعِ

    He matches the forenoon sun in the daytime,

    Yet differs from it in rising.