لَو أُنجزَت لصبِّهِ وُعُودهُ

لَما ذوي من الصُّدودِ عودُهُ

If his promises were fulfilled for his lover

He would not return from his affection

ولو رثى للمُشَتكي مَجهودَهُ

ما لَجَّ في إبعادهِ مَجهودهُ

And if he had consoled the complaining one for his efforts

He would not have worked hard to distance him

يزعُمُ أنَّ نهرَ وجدي خالدٌ

ولو بِفرطِ هَجرهِ يَزيدهُ

He claims that his river of affection is eternal

And if he intensely deserted it, it would increase it

أَما وَصبري خانَني في حُبِّهِ

أَمينُهُ لمَّا غَوى رَشيدُهُ

But my patience has failed me in loving him

When his intimate one went astray

إِنَّ فُؤادي فيهِ لا يقوى على

جَمرِ هوىً حميمُه جليدهُ

Indeed, my heart cannot withstand

The burning embers of passionate love cooling it

فديتهُ من معرضٍ برز في

وزنِ عَروضِ فعلهِ تجويدهُ

I ransom him for turning away

In the rhythm of his actions' composition

فَوَصلُهُ سريعُهُ خفُيفُه

وَهجرهُ طويلُهُ مديدهُ

His union is swift and easy

And his separation long and painful

مالي أرى أَجفانهُ قاهِرتي

حيثُ عزيزُ وَجنَتي صَعيدهُ

Why do I see his eyelids overpowering me

Where my beloved and my pleasure are barren land

يا حاكماً قَضى بأَن يَقضي لنا

قلبي بنيرانِ الهوَى شُهودهُ

O judge who judges that he should judge for us

With the fires of love as his witnesses

دريتُ جِسمي حينً كانَ شامِلاً

ضَناهُ إذ غيرَكَ لا يعُيدهُ

I knew when my body embraced him

No one else will repeat its intimacy

حاشاكَ أن تحملَ بالصَدِّ على

قَلبٍ غدا مُنكسراً عميدهُ

Far be it from you to forcefully reject

A heart that has become broken in pieces