خَلَوْتُ بمن أهواه بعد تَفَرُّقٍ

بأرضٍ إلى صَوْبِ النَّدَى أن يصوبها

I met with the one I love after our separation

In a land I hoped its soft breezes would bring us together

فكان عَويلي رَعْدُهَا وابْتسامُهُ

وَمِيضاً وأهواء القُلُوبِ جنُوبها

So my crying was like its thunder and his smile its lightning

Flashes of passion stirred feelings long asleep

وجادَ غمامٌ من دموعي لِرَوْضِهَا

فَضَوَّعَ أنفاسَ الخُزَامَى وطيبَها

Clouds of my tears watered its meadows

Scenting the air with the sweetness of flowers

وقرَّب مِنّي الدَّهْرُ حُبّاً رَجَوْتُهُ

وأَبْعَدَتِ الأيّامُ عَنّي رَقيبَها

Time brought near the love for which I had hoped

But kept far from me the watchfulness that would hinder it