وَقُلتُ عَساها إِن مَرَضتُ تَعودُني
فَأَحبَبتُ لَو أَنّي غَدَوتُ مَريضا
And I said, “Perhaps she would visit me if I fell ill.”
So I longed to become ill myself.
وَزِدتُ اِتِّساعاً في المَكارِمِ وَالعُلا
لِيُصبِحَ جاهي عِندَهُنَّ عَريضا
And I grew ever more expansive in noble deeds and lofty honor,
so that my standing in their eyes might grow great.
Sol 5.6