يرنو وقد ألِفَ الكرى فكأنّما

يَرنو إليك بمُقلتَي يَعفُورِ

He yearns, though he is used to separation, as though

He yearns for you with a bleeding wound,

وانسابَ في الخدِّ الأسيلِ عِذارُهُ

فكأنّه مسكٌ على كافُورِ

And his tears streamed down his cheek,

As if it were musk on camphor.