ألمّتْ بنا يومَ الرحيل اختلاسةً

فأضْرَمَ نيرانَ الهوى النظرُ الخلّسُ

The day of parting afflicted us stealthily,

So my ardent love ignited the furtive gaze.

تأَبَّتْ قليلاً وهي تُرعدُ خِيفةً

كما تتأبَّى حين تعتدل الشمس

It hesitated a little, quivering with fear,

As the sun falters when it's straight overhead.

فخاطبها صمتي بما أنا مُضْمِرٌ

وأنبستُ حتى ليس يُسمع لي حس

My silence spoke to her with my hidden feelings,

And I was still, so that not a sound was heard from me.

وولَّت كما ولَّى الشباب لِطيةٍ

طوتْ دونها كَشْحاًُ على بأسها النفس

She turned away just as youth turns from crazed passion,

Folding over its rapacity the cloak of her soul.