وَذي غُنُجٍ نادَيتُهُ إِذ رَأَيتُهُ

وَنورُ الصِبا ما بَينَ عَينَيهِ لامِعُ

I called out to him of slender form when I saw him,

And the light of youth shone between his eyes.

أَتَيتَ عَلى عَقلي فَزَرني فَقالَ لي

عَلى كُلِّ خَيرٍ يا عَقيلِيُّ مانِعُ

You have addled my wits, said he to me,

And prohibited me from all goodness, my dear companion.