سَقْياً لِطَيْفِ خَيَالٍ زارَني جَزِعاً

يَسْتَقْبِلُ اليَأْس مِنْهُ بالرَّجا طَمَعا

A drink for the specter of a phantom who visited me in sorrow

Meeting despair with hope and eager expectation

حَتَّى إِذا بَذَلَ المَوْعودَ مِنْ صِلَتي

وَخافَ مِنْ مَلَلي إِذْ قَالَ لِي وَلعا

Until when he fulfilled his promised affection

And feared my boredom when he passionately said to me

لا تَطْمَعَنَّ بِغَيْرِ الوَعْدِ مِنْ صِلَتي

أَحَبُّ شَيْءٍ إِلى الإِنْسانِ ما مُنِعا

Do not hope for more affection from me than what I've promised

The thing humans love most is what's forbidden