1. قد مرَّ من يحلو لديَّ عذابُه

    فكففتُ للرقباء ثَجَّ مدامعي

    He whose torment is sweet to me has passed by.

    So I checked my torrent of tears because of the watchers.

  2. وغضضت طرفي دونه وكتمت ما

    طويت عليه من الغرام أضالعي

    And I averted my gaze from him and concealed what

    Passion I had enfolded within my ribs.

  3. وشغلت ذهني في سواه فقال لي

    من كان في الأسواء والبلوى معي

    And I busied my mind with other things; then spoke to me

    One who had been with me through misfortunes and affliction:

  4. ارفع عيونك يا فقيه لكي ترى ال

    روض العزيز فقلت لست بدافع

    “Raise your eyes, O jurist, so that you may see the

    Precious garden.” Then I said, “I am not one to resist.”