أحن إلى بغداد شوقا وإنما
أحن إلى إلف بها لي شائق
I yearn for Baghdad with deep longing; yet I only
yearn for a beloved there who stirs longing in me.
مقيم بأرض غبت عنها وبدعة
إقامة معشوق ورحله عاشق
He dwells in a land from which I am absent—and what a marvel:
a beloved’s staying, while his saddle is a lover.
Sol 5.6