طال اشتياقي ولا خلّ يؤانسني
ولا الزمانُ بما نهوى يوافيني
Long has my yearning endured, with no dear friend to keep me company;
Nor does time bring me what we long for.
قالوا جُنِنت بمن تهوى فقُلتُ لهُم
ما لذَّةُ العيشِ إلّا للمجانينِ
They said, “You have gone mad for the one you love.” So I told them,
“The joy of life belongs only to the mad.”
Sol 5.6