وذي خبر وافي بما لا يقوله

حبيبي ولكن قد غدا يتجوه

He bears news, telling what my beloved would not say,

though now it seems he hints at it in a roundabout way.

فما قلت من خوفٍ مخافةَ أنه

إذا راح من عندي له يتوجه

I do not speak my fear, lest he depart forthwith,

and when he leaves me, to her immediately make his way.