قَد مَرَّ بي وَأَنا المُولَّع حبُّهُ

بِالرّوحِ جُدتُ فَلَم يَقُل يا حَينَكا

He passed me by while I was so enamored of his love

I greeted his spirit, but he did not say, “Oh, there you are!”

بَل قالَ لي مَن أَنتَ مغمضَ عَينِهِ

قُلتُ المُولَّعَ فيك فَاِفتَح عَينَكا

Rather he said to me, eyes closed, “Who are you?”

I said, “The one so enamored of you - open your eyes!”