طلبتُ من الحَبيب دواءَ جرحٍ

بِقَلبي من هَواهُ فَقال بَلسَم

I asked my beloved for a cure

For the wound in my heart from her love, and she said, "Balm."

فقلتُ صدقتَ بلسمُ فيك يَشفي

وَلَيسَ بِبَلسمٍ ما قلتَ بَل سَم

So I replied, "What you say is a balm indeed

That could heal me, but it is not balm, it is poison."