تمنيتُ مَن أهوى فلما لَقيتُهُ
بُهِتُّ فلم أملك لساناً ولا طَرفا
I longed for the one I love; but when I met him,
I was dumbstruck, unable to command my tongue or even a glance.
وقد كان في قلبي أمورٌ كثيرةٌ
فلم التقينا ما نطقتُ ولا حرفا
And there had been so many things within my heart—
yet when we met, I could not utter so much as a letter.
وأطرقتُ إجلالاً له ومَهَابةً
وحاولتُ أن يَخفَى الذي بي فَلَم يَخفَا
I lowered my eyes before him, in reverence and awe,
and tried to hide what was within me, but it would not stay hidden.
فلو أنني مُلِّكتُ من ثغرهِ الذي
تَمَكَّن فيه الدُّرُّ قبلته ألفا
If only I were granted that mouth of his, where
the pearls lie set—I would kiss it a thousand times.
Sol 5.6