أظنُّك تبتغى حلَبَ الثغورِ
ولو عُوِّضْتَ بالماء النميرِ
I think you yearn for Aleppo of the frontier marches,
even if you were recompensed with fresh, wholesome water;
وتطلبُ من حَمامِ الأيك لحنا
يَهيج بلابلَ القلب الذَّكورِ
and you ask the doves of the grove for a melody
to rouse the longings of the ever-remembering heart.
Sol 5.6