هذا كتاب مصارع العشاق

صرعتهم يوماً نوى وفراق

This is the book of lovers slain

Once struck down by longing and parting's bane

تصنيف من لدغ الفراق فؤاده

وتطلب الراقي فعز الراقي

Penned by one whose heart was by separation's sting afflicted

Seeking a healer, but healers proved too few

فإذا تصفحه اللبيب رثى لهم

أسرى الهوى أيسوا من الإطلاق

Should the sage peruse it, for them he would grieve

Captives of passion, from freedom bereaved