وآلى زُهَيْرُ الحُبِّ يا عزَّ أَنَّهُ

إِذا ذَكَرتْهُ الذَّاكِراتُ أَتاهَا

Zuheir swore off love, oh my dear,

Yet when the reminiscent mention him, he goes to them.

إِذا جرتِ الأَفْواهُ يوْماً بذِكْرِهَا

يُخَيَّلُ لِي أَنِّي أُقَبِّلُ فاهَا

When mouths happen to speak of him one day,

It seems to me that I am kissing her mouth.

فأَغْشَى دِيارَ الذَّاكِرينَ وإِن نَأَتْ

أَجارِع مِن دارِي هَوىً لهَواها

So I overwhelm the homes of those remembering, even if remote

Yearning from my abode for her love.