محب غدا ناحِلاً في الهوى

يَكادُ لِفَرْطِ الضّنَى أَنْ يَذوبا

The lover became emaciated due to passion

He was close to melting away from intense yearning

وَرَقَّ فَلَو حَرَّكته الصَّبا

لكانَ نَسيماً وكانتْ قضيبا

He became tender, so if the morning breeze stirred him

He would have become a gentle breeze, and it would have become a rod