1. لئن زادَني قُربُ المزارِ تشُّوقاً

    لِلُقياك آذى فِعلَهُ عَدَمُ الحسِّ

    If indeed the nearness of the place of visitation has heightened my longing

    to meet you—lack of sensation has impaired its effect—

  2. فما أنا إِلاّ مثلُ ساهرِ ليلةٍ

    بدا الفجرُ فازداد اشتياقاً إِلى الشّمس

    then I am but like one who kept vigil through a night:

    Dawn appeared, and he longed still more for the sun.