كفى بالنأي من أسماءَ كافٍ

كفى بالنأي من أسماءَ كافٍ

وليس لحبها إذ طال شاف

وليس لحبها إذ طال شاف

Distance from Asmāʾ is enough—more than enough;

Enough with estrangement from her alluring names

And when love of her has lingered long, no cure avails.

And my love for her is no cure, though long aloof