بي غزالٌ لما أطعت هواهُ

أخذ القلب والتصبر غصبا

A gazelle possessed me when I obeyed its love,

It seized my heart and patience by force,

ما أفاق العذول من سكرة العذ

ل عليه حتى غدا فيه صبا

The love-sick lad did not recover from intoxication,

Until he became immersed in it at dawn.