مُحبٌّ صَدَّ آلِفُهُ

فليس لَلِيْلهِ صُبْحُ

A lover whose friends have shunned him

His night has no dawn

يُقلِّبُه على مَضَضٍ

مَوَاعدُ مالَها نُجْحُ

It tosses him in anguish

Its promises bring no success

له في عَيْنِه غَرْبُ

وفي أحشائه جُرْحُ

In his eyes a setting sun

In his heart a festering wound

صَحا عنه الذِّي يرجو

زِيارتَه وما يَصْحُو

Those who hope to visit him lose hope

And do not wake