كُنّا وَأَسبابُ الهَوى مُتَّفِقَه

نَبتاً مِنَ الوَردِ مَعاً في وَرَقَه

We and the causes of passion once agreed

Like roses and leaves that on one stem feed

فَالآنَ اِذ أَسبابُهُ مُفتَرَقَه

قَد صارَت الأَرضُ عَلَينا حَلَقَه

But now as those causes are parted from me

The earth has become a strangling snare indeed