وقد يلينُ ببعض القولِ يبذلهُ

والوصلُ في وزرٍ صعبٌ مراقيه

He may soften with some words he offers

Yet reunion weighs heavy on the climber

فالخيزرانُ منيعٌ منك مكسرهُ

وقد يرى ليناً في كف لاويه

So the rock remains unbroken by you

And he may see softness in hands that stroke

فتلك هم فؤادٍ أنت صاحبهُ

لو أنها مرةً كانت تجازيه

For such is a heart whose lord you are

If only it would once repay him

وإن في طول ما ضنت عليه لما

يسليه لو أن شيئاً كان يسليه

And in all the time you were mean to him

Nothing can console him, if anything could console him