وقالَ يَوماً لِعُوَّادِي وأضحَكهُ

ما بِي وقَد كادَ لَولا الحُبُّ يُبكِيهِ

He said to me one day, laughing,

"What's wrong with me? If not for love, I would weep!

إنِّي لأعرفُ إنساناً يُعالِجُهُ

دُونَ البَريَّةِ في لُطفٍ فَيُبرِيهِ

I know a man who treats me

With such kindness in the wilderness that he heals me!"