وَعاشِقٍ جاءَهُ كِتابُ

فَزالَ عَنهُ بِهِ العَذابُ

A lover received a letter

Which removed his torment

وَقالَ قَد خَصَّني حَبيبي

بِنِعمَةٍ ما لَها ثَوابُ

He said, my beloved has blessed me

With a gift that has no reward

فَحُقَّ لي أَن أَتيهَ تيهاً

يَقصُرُ عَن وَصفِهِ الخِطابُ

So it is right that I go to him lost

Words fall short of describing him

حَتّى رَمَتهُ بِصَرفِ دَهرٍ

عُيونُ حُسّادِهِ الصِلابُ

Until the eyes of his envious enemies

Pelted him with piercing glances

فَاِستَلَّ مِنهُ الكِتابَ واشٍ

بِحيلَةٍ شَأَنُها عُجابُ

So he took the letter by force

With a trick that is wondrous

فَلَيسَ يَهنيهِ طيبُ عَيشٍ

وَلا طَعامٌ وَلا شَرابُ

He is not gratified by the joy of life

Nor food nor drink