أقول لهم قد رق عيشي والصبا

وعقلي وكاساتي وصوت الذي غنى

I tell them my life has softened, and my youth,

My mind, my cups, the voice that used to sing.

فقال الذي أهوى وخصري نسيته

فقلت له والله قد جئت في المعنى

He whom I love said, "You have forgotten my waist."

I said, "By God, in meaning I have come to you."