1. قالت لم عفت مع دعوى الغرام بنا

    غزل التغزّل في حسني بلا سبب

    She said, “Why, despite claiming passionate love for us, have you forsaken

    love poetry celebrating my beauty, without cause?”

  2. فقلت حبّك لي شغلٌ غنيت به

    عمّا يقرّبني من حرفة الأدب

    So I said, “Love of you is my occupation; through it I have no need

    of what draws me closer to the craft of letters.”