وطامعةٍ في الصَّحوِ من بَعدِ سُكرِها

بَدَوتُ بكأسٍ آيَسَتها من الصَّحوِ

Still craving sobriety after her drunkenness

I appeared with a cup she had despaired of sobriety

أشَرتُ بأخرَى نَحوَها فَرأيتُها

تُشيرُ بباقي تِلكَ من سُكرٍ نَحوي

I gestured with another towards her, and saw her

Gesturing with what remained of that drunkenness towards me

حَوَت مِن فُؤادي مَوضِعاً فَحوَيتُها

فلِلَّهِ ما أصبَحتُ أحوي وما تَحوي

She took up residence in a place in my heart, so I contained her

By God, I neither contain nor am contained