ما كنتُ أخشى ممَّن أسرُّ به

خلفاً ولا اضطرني إلى الحذرِ

I did not fear one with whom I confide

a secret, nor did I feel compelled to caution.

أيأملُ من لم يَراك تعش

نفسي من الاجتماعِ والنظر

Should one who has not seen you live in hope?

My soul is sated of company and of sight.

قد ضَمِنَ الشوقُ لي الوفاءَ على

حافظِ عهدي سراً من القدرِ

Yearning has secured fidelity for me

from the keeper of my troth, a secret of fate.

فحالَ بيني وبينَهُ مطرٌ

ينتقِمُ اللَه لي من المَطَرِ

So rain has come between him and me-

May God avenge me upon the rain!