أُعاوِدُ ما قَدَّمتُهُ مِن رَجائِها

إِذا عاوَدَت بِاليَأسِ مِنها المَطامِعُ

I return to what I had hoped for from her

When hopeless desires for her return

رَأَتني غَنِيَّ الطَرفِ عَنها فَأَعرَضَت

وَهَل خِفتُ إِلّا ماتَنِمُّ الأَصابِعُ

She saw me, no longer needing her, so she turned away

Did I ever flinch except when fingers snap?

مَلِلتُ مِنَ العُذّالِ فيها فَأَطرَقَت

لَهُم أُذُنٌ قَد صَمَّ مِنها المَسامِعُ

I grew weary of her coyness, so she bowed her head

They have ears that are deafened from her charms

وَما زَيَّنَتها العَينُ لي عَن لَجاجَةٍ

وَلَكِن جَرى فيها الهَوى وَهوَ طائِعُ

And my eyes did not adorn her out of stubbornness

But passion flowed in her, pliant and obedient

فَأَقسَمتُ أَنسى الداعِياتِ إِلى الصِبا

وَقَد فاجَأَتها العَينُ وَالسِترُ واقِعُ

So I swore to forget the things that called me to youth

And my eyes surprised her, agreement inevitable

فَغَطَّت بِأَيديها ثِمارَ نُحورِها

كَأَيدي الأَسارى أَثقَلَتها الجَوامِعُ

She covered her breasts with her hands

Like the hands of captives burdened by mosques