أَرى قُربَ إِقبالِ الحَبيبِ لمغرمٍ

بِكَثرةِ هِجرانٍ تُؤدّي لأخطارِ

I see my beloved drawing near a lovesick one

With frequent estrangements leading to perils.

فَفي كَثرَةِ الإِدبارِ بشرى حُصولِهِ

فَكَم نالَ قَفْزَ النَّهرِ مُكثِرُ إدبارِ

So in frequent retreats are glad tidings of reunion,

For how many have leaped the river by much retreat!