أُحْكُمْ فَفِيكَ العَذَابُ عَذْبُ

مَا بَعْدَ حُلْوِ الخِطَابِ خَطْبُ

I gently come to you with a poem

Soft words of sweet affection in the air

لِي وَلَهُ فِي هَوَاكَ فَارَ

وَدَمْعُ صَبٍّ عَلَيْكَ صَبُّ

Tears of longing, pain of separation

Yet in you I find my only solace

وَمَا تَنَزَّهْتُ فِيكَ حَتَّى

فِيكَ نُزِّهْتُ حِينَ أَصْبُو

A flash of your smile lights up my life

O you who ask about the pleasant breeze

وَأَمْكَنَنِي مِنْ لَمَاكَ بَرْقٌ

مِنَ الحَيَا لاَ يَكَادُ يَخْبُو

His shirt is soaked with the scent of union

That is the greeting of my beloved, so dear

يَا سَائِلي عَنْ شَذَا نَسِيمٍ

قَمِيصُهُ بِالوِصَالِ رَطْبُ

In his promise, veils are lifted near

When he appears, greens refresh those in despair

ذَاكَ سَلاَمُ الحَبِيبِ وَافَى

فِي عَهْدِهِ لِلِّثَامِ قُرْبُ

My critic returned with gentle grace

As though a soft wind flowed from his place

إِذَا تَجَلَّى عَلَى النَّدَامى

فَهْوَ لَهُمْ خُضْرَةٌ وَشُرْبُ

He hid his betrayal, showed his excuse

For to the lover, all barriers diffuse

وَعَاذِلِي عَادَ لِي بِلُطْفٍ

تَكَادُ مِنْهُ الصِّبَا تَهِبُ

أَضْمَرَ غَدْراً فَعَادَ عُذْراً

إذْ رُفِعَتْ للمُحِبِّ حُجْبُ