وَظَبْيٍ تَهَتَّكْتُ فِي حُبِّهِ

وَغَيرِيَ بِالوَصلِ منه انتَفَعْ

I was passionately in love with a gazelle

While others benefited from union with it

فَقُلْتُ أقاتِلُ بِالسَّيفِ مَنْ

يُزاحِمُنِي فِيهِ حَتَّى أقَعْ

So I said I will fight with the sword whoever

Seeks to rival me for it until I perish

فَقَالَ إذَا رُمْتَ قَمْعَ العِدَا

فَقَاتِلْ بِسَعدٍ وَإلاَّ فَدَعْ

It replied when you try to suppress enemies

Fight with happiness, otherwise refrain