1. شفنّي بعدُ من

    لم يئنْ قربُهُ

    Separation from one has worn me thin

    Whose nearness has not yet come:

  2. شادنٌ لم يزل

    قاسياً قلبهُ

    A young gazelle who has remained

    Cruel of heart.

  3. إن يقولوا لهُ

    مضَّه حبُهُ

    If they say to him,

    "His love has tormented him,"

  4. قال عذري الهوى

    والهوى ذنبهُ

    He says, "My excuse is passion,

    And passion is his sin."